Jan. 12, 2026, 10:46 a.m. CT
- Memphis will experience a return to winter temperatures with lows in the 20s.
- The chance of significant snow accumulation in Memphis this weekend is very low.
- Following the cold weekend, temperatures are predicted to return to normal around January 19.
After days of near record-high temperatures in January, Memphis will be on the receiving end of winter weather again.
The National Weather Service is calling for below-normal temperatures across the region, with lows in the 20s starting Thursday. This week, Memphis will have high daily temperatures ranging from 42 to 58 degrees.
While most of the state is preparing for possible snow this coming weekend, it looks like Memphis and most of West Tennessee will miss out.
Here’s what to know about the upcoming weather system heading for Memphis.
Winter temperatures return to Memphis
While the weather for Martin Luther King Jr. Day won’t be as frigid as during 2025’s record-setting snowstorm, the National Weather Service is nonetheless predicting a cold weekend leading up to the holiday.
“A much colder air mass will move in behind the cold front on Thursday, with highs likely struggling to rise out of the 30s,” the weather service wrote in the forecaster’s discussion. “By Friday, we may get some brief respite with temperatures warming back into the 40s to low 50s before another low pressure system is set to move in over the weekend.”
After the cool-off this weekend, temperatures are expected to return to normal starting Jan. 19.
Will Memphis get snow this weekend?
Predictions from Monday morning indicate Memphis has a slim chance of receiving more than trace amounts of snow by Saturday evening. There is a 5% chance for 0.01 inches and a 3% chance for 0.05 inches of snow.
“There is a low chance of getting a dusting of snow this weekend, mainly for areas near the TN River,” the National Weather Service wrote. “Accumulations will remain less than half an inch, so impacts are not anticipated.”
Memphis forecast
Monday will have sunny skies, with a high of 50 degrees and a low of 38 degrees.
Tuesday will be sunny, with a high of 59 degrees. The evening has a 20% chance of showers after midnight and a low of 43 degrees.
Wednesday has a 50% chance os showers, with a high near 53 degrees. There will be partly cloudy skies in the evening and a low of 23 degrees.
Thursday is expected to have a high of 36 degrees and a low of 26 degrees, with sunny skies.
Friday is expected to have sunny skies, with a high of 47 degrees and a low of 29 degrees.
Saturday is expected to be mostly sunny, with a high of 40 degrees and a low near 21 degrees.
Jordan Green covers trending news for The Commercial Appeal and Tennessee. She can be reached at jordan.green@commercialappeal.com.
