Small Chance for Rain Again on Thursday

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Weather Update – 10:30 p.m. Wednesday

Mostly clear to partly cloudy skies are forecast overnight with temperatures cooling down to the upper 60s by early Thursday. Winds will stay calm overnight and we’ll remain mostly dry, if just for a 20% for an isolated shower. Some of the showers that have developed this evening have been heavy at times but without any lightning.

Watch for more of the same weather tomorrow with scattered clouds and a 30% chance for showers and thunderstorms. There’s a possibility for scattered showers in West Tennessee especially during the afternoon. Temperatures will warm up to the middle and upper 80s at the warmest point of the day.

Rain chances will gradually increase Friday and over the weekend. A cold front will move into West Tennessee Friday afternoon bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms could be strong or even severe with all of West Tennessee under a marginal risk for severe weather.

Stay tuned to WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News for the latest forecast, and stay 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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TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE FORECAST

West Tennessee will be treated to a rare total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21st just before 1:30 in the afternoon. Here’s a look at the times it will occur below in central daylight time.

From anywhere in West Tennessee, you’ll have between 93% and 99% of the sun covering the moon with the lower end being near Memphis and the higher end being near Paris.

The forecast currently is calling for partly cloudy skies with a 20% chance for rain in West Tennessee. That is likely to change, however, so stay tuned for updates!