Warm and Windy on Wednesday

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Weather Update – 6:30 p.m. Tuesday

Well it sure has been a HOT day in West Tennessee! Temperatures have been reaching the middle to upper 80s this afternoon with Savannah, Henderson, and Bolivar in the lower 90s! Unofficially, today has been the hottest day of 2017 so far in Jackson with afternoon temperatures reaching 88°F. There’s more warm weather ahead but with an increasing chance for rain for the rest of the week.

TONIGHT
Temperatures will only drop to the lower and middle 60s at the coolest point of the night tonight. Expect conditions to be a little breezy at times with winds from the south at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Skies will be mainly clear to partly cloudy.

Another hot day is forecast for Wednesday with a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the middle to upper 80s. Tomorrow will also be a windy day with winds possibly gusting over 30 miles per hour.

Rain chances will increase toward the end of the workweek. Tune in to WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News for updates to the forecast keep in touch 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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