Forecast: 80 percent chance of weather small talk predicted for Tuesday

A strengthening area of low pressure is expected to bring weather small talk to much of East Tennessee today. The National Weather Service predicts an 80 percent chance of frequent informal discourse about the perfectly obvious. Heavy rain could lead to localized banter about the need for umbrellas, arks or canoes. Fall-like temperatures are expected to increase the threat of mentions of what a hot summer it's been. Forecasters said East Tennessee's tendency for unpredictable weather might lead to utterances of "if you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes." Three to five sentences of small talk are expected in low-lying elevators and slow-moving grocery store checkout lines. One to three sentences are possible in the office break room, but not if Manny forgot to get more coffee.