Rain Showers Likely to Continue Through Tuesday, Including this Weekend
Friday Night Forecast Update
Friday Night Forecast Update for September 17th:
Some lingering showers and weak storms are still moving to the northwest tonight but should stay north of Madison County. Some isolated lightning strikes and brief heavy rain is occurring with these storms. Rain showers and clouds are expected to stick around all weekend long and linger into next week. Drier and cooler weather is on the way though as we start fall on Wednesday. Catch the latest forecast and find out if we could be dipping into the 40s next week coming up right here.
TONIGHT:
Mostly cloudy to cloudy skies are expected tonight across West Tennessee and rain showers and weak storms will continue this tonight and slowly taper off some after midnight. Some showers could linger overnight so be sure to keep those umbrellas handy if you plan on heading out. Lows will fall down to the upper 60s and the winds will be light out of the east of calm overnight.
THE WEEKEND:
The weekend looks warm, a bit humid and filled with mostly cloudy skies. Saturday looks to bring some morning and afternoon pop up showers and some weak storms expected to develop. Highs will reach the low 80s and lows will down to the mid to upper 60s each morning. The winds are expected to stay out of the east or southeast and be light in general. Sunday also appears to bring another round of showers and weak storms in the morning and afternoon hours. Chances for rain sit around 60% for both Saturday and Sunday with some locations picking up 1-2″ of total rain over the weekend. Weather forecast models sometimes struggle after a tropical system moves out, so the weekend forecast could change as the time frame gets a little closer. So if you have outdoor plans this weekend, stay on top of the forecast as the week progresses.
NEXT WEEK:
Highs are expected to hang around the low 80s for the start of next week. Showers are expected to remain in the forecast on Monday and stick around into the day on Tuesday as a cold front passes by. Overnight lows are expected to fall down to the upper 60s both Monday and Tuesday mornings. Summer officially ends on Wednesday at 2:21 PM CST. Showers should move out for the first day on Fall on Wednesday but the cooler weather will be filling on it behind the front. The first couple days of fall could be some of the coolest weather we have had in months. Models are trending towards lows down in the low 50s and possibly some upper 40s with highs in the low to mid 70s on both Wednesday and Thursday. Both days though should see plenty of sunshine. Sunny and cooler weather is expected to remain in the forecast for the end of next week and possibly the following weekend.
Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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