Temps Drop Thirty Degrees Overnight

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Weather Update – 10:30 p.m. Friday

Temperatures are dropping fast tonight! After reaching highs in the 70s this afternoon we’re already in the 50s across most of West Tennessee. Ultimately, they’ll fall to the middle and upper 30s by sunrise at 6:30 a.m. Saturday.

Temperatures will feel like they’re below freezing Saturday morning with winds from the northwest at 10-15 miles per hour. If you were planning on going to the Downtown Jackson Kids’ Mardi Gras Parade and Block Party, make sure the kids are bundled up! Temperatures will be in the upper 30s with winds making it feel like the 20s.

Sunny skies are expected both Saturday and Sunday before rain showers return late Sunday night. Highs will be in the 40s on Saturday and 50s on Sunday. Stay tuned to WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News for the latest on the rest of the weekend forecast and with the VIPIR 7 Storm Team on-air and online for more updates!

Tom Meiners
Storm Team 7 Chief Meteorologist, CBM
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