Coldest Weather this Fall is Here, But Won’t Last Long
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
Temperatures are already falling into the 20s during the 9 pm hour across West Tennessee and we should stay in the 20s until the mid morning on Tuesday. Expect another frosty start to your Tuesday. Some warmer weather will move in for the middle of the week. That will bring a round of rain showers and maybe a few storms. Another batch of rain could be on the way this weekend too. We will have the latest on the cold and let you know when the showers and warmer weather will be returning coming up here.
TONIGHT:
Another cold night is coming for all of West Tennessee. Skies will remain clear and the winds are forecast to turn calm by the morning hours on Tuesday. Overnight lows will fall down to the mid 20s for most of our viewing area overnight. Widespread frost will again develop and stick around into the morning. We will likely be a couple degrees warmer than last night in most locations.
TUESDAY:
One more cold day is on tap for Tuesday. Highs will again only reach the mid 40s. No one in West Tennessee will see temperatures over 50°. Skies will remain sunny and the winds are forecast to come out of the northwest. Expect a frosty start to the day. Tuesday night lows will again drop into the 20s but some of us may only fall down to around 30° into Wednesday morning.
WEDNESDAY:
The winds are going to change direction on Wednesday back to the southwest as an area of high pressure will begin to move to the south of us. This will warm the Mid South back up to around 60° with many of us reaching the upper 50s into the afternoon. Skies will remain sunny but some clouds may try to build back in late in the day but overall expect a mostly sunny day. Wednesday night lows will drop down to the upper 30s or around 40° to start our Thursday.
THURSDAY:
Thursday will start out nice but chances for showers will increase after the sun goes down and rain showers will be likely overnight into Friday morning. A few storms will be possible but it doesn’t appear to be a severe weather event for us as of now. Highs on Thursday will reach the upper 50s and Thursday night lows will drop into the mid 40s. The winds are expected to come out of the south most of the day. Clouds will increase as the morning goes on and expect an overall mostly cloudy day and a cloudy night. Chances for rain Thursday night is 60%.
FRIDAY:
Rain showers are coming on Friday and most of West Tennessee will pick up between 1/2″ and 1″ of rain before the showers clear out late in the day on Friday. Friday will be a warm and slightly humid day with highs reaching the mid 60s. A few storms could develop into the morning and afternoon hours but we are NOT expecting them to be overly impressive as of now. Friday night lows will fall down to the mid 40s to kick off your weekend. The winds will come out of the southwest but will change overnight back to the northeast behind the front. Chances for rain on Friday sits at 80%.
THE WEEKEND:
After Friday’s system moves out, we are going to only have about 24 hours to prepare for the next shot for rain showers as a low pressure system will move back in during the second half of the weekend bringing another round of showers with it. Saturday looks to be mostly dry but it depends on if Friday’s system stalls out and if Sunday’s system shows up earlier than expected. The winds will come out of the northeast on Saturday but transition to the southeast as Sunday’s system moves through. Highs on Saturday are forecast back up to around 60° and Sunday highs will reach the mid 60s. Morning lows will hang around the mid 40s to kick off both days. Chances for rain on Sunday sit at 50% and some rain may linger into Monday morning as well.
FINAL THOUGHT:
Monday was the coldest day in Jackson since last winter (March 17th). We are going to have another cold day on Tuesday but warmer weather will return in the middle of the week. Some good soaking rain looks to be on the way to wrap up the work week and another round looks to be on the way for the weekend. We really need the rain as extreme drought conditions still impact most of West Tennessee. Stay with WBBJ this week as the systems get closer just in case we see a potential thunderstorm situation shows up with the rain.
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Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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