More Chilly Nights Coming, Late Week Warm Up!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

November 1, 2023

Joel Barnes,

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

Jackson fell down to 23° last night just missing the record of 22°. Tonight we are going to be cold again but warmer than last night. For the third night in a row temperatures will be falling down below 28° in Jackson tonight. Some warmer weather will look to return towards the back half of the week and into the weekend. I will have the latest on when the showers will be returning to West Tennessee and the rest of your forecast coming up here.

FIRST FREEZE OF 2023:

Our first freeze in Jackson usually occurs towards the end of October or the beginning over November. Last year our first freeze was early on October 18th but the previous year we didn’t see our first freeze until November 4th. Over the last 10 years, our first freeze has ranged from Mid October to early November. This year, our first freeze was on October 30th. Usually we see our first frost a couple weeks before we see our first freeze, but this year, they both came in on the same night.

TONIGHT:

We bottomed out from this cold wave on Wednesday morning with morning lows starting out in the low to mid 20s. Highs on Wednesday struggled to make it up above 50° with some of us only reaching the upper 40s for high temperatures. We saw plenty of sunshine and the winds were light and will turn calm as the night goes on. We will all see frost in the morning on Wednesday so please bundle up and be prepared for another cold night.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY:

Warmer weather is going to slowly move back in towards the back half of the work week. We will still see plenty of sunshine but the winds will come out of the south and that will try to slowly warm us back up near normal by Friday. Thursday morning will still be cold in the upper 20s but we should warm up close to 60° by the afternoon on Thursday.

Friday morning will start out in the low to mid 30s but high temperatures in the afternoon will make it back up into the mid 60s. The weather looks a bit cool but not too bad for Friday night football games again. You will need a jacket/coat for sure though. We are not expecting any rain to fall on Thursday or Friday this week.

THE WEEKEND:

We should warm back up nicely for the upcoming weekend with highs reaching up to around 70s. We should see clouds increasing as the weekend progresses and there could be a shot for some showers trying to return on Sunday but overall confidence in the late weekend rain chance is pretty low as of now. The winds this weekend will start out of the south and transition to the west. There could be a late weekend front approaching as well but we are not sure if it will push through the Mid South or not. Morning lows this weekend will be around 40° on Saturday and in the mid to upper 40s for Sunday morning. Rain chances look to increase and likely return early next week as the next cold front will be on the way on Monday or Tuesday.

FINAL THOUGHT:

The first frost and freeze came early this week and it was a very cold day for Halloween festivities. Please remember the 4ps as this is our first real cold spell of the fall. Some warmer weather is on the way as we head towards the back half of the work week. Rain looks to be staying away for the rest of the week as well. The tropics look to be relatively quiet but we are not quite done yet with hurricane season as we are watching a potential storm in the southern Caribbean. We got you covered in the WBBJ 7 Storm Team Weather Center as always.