The National Weather Service is working to hire back hundreds of positions laid off or otherwise cut by the Trump administration, but it’s progressing at a snail’s pace, forcing many offices to continue to cope with vacancies that could affect winter forecasts.

Knoxville faces a Cold Weather Advisory until 10 AM EST with very low wind chills, followed by a gradual warming trend.

The National Weather Service issued a report at 7:26 p.m. on Sunday for snow showers until 8:15 p.m. for Berkshire County.

The further out you go in a weather forecast, the harder it is for meteorologists to know what’s going to happen. So how do they get an idea of what’s coming down the pipe several days or weeks ahead of time?

A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. EST for snow until 6:15 p.m. EST for Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, Ottawa, Kent and Allegan counties.

Our local National Weather Service office in East Memphis is constantly working to keep you and your family safe during any type of weather.

A slushy coating to 2 inches of snow is expected to fall in areas outside of Boston. Parts of Worcester County will see 2 to 4 inches of snow, and northern Worcester County and points west can expect closer to 4 to 8 inches.

Later this afternoon and evening are expected to bring the heaviest snowfall and the worst conditions on the roads across a big part of Michigan.

The National Weather Service Las Vegas predicts mild and warmer weather for the upcoming week in southeastern California, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona.