Warm & Humid Wednesday, Showers & a Few Storms on Thursday
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
Temperatures will reach the upper 60s on Wednesday but it will be a bit breezy and humid as well. The humidity will keep overnight lows in the mid 50s Wednesday night. Thursday a cold front will move through West Tennessee and bring some early showers and some evening storms. As of now we are under just a general storm threat, but I would expect an upgrade to a marginal (1/5) risk for us before the event starts on Thursday. Catch the latest forecast on the timing of the event and a look into your upcoming weekend forecast coming up here.
TONIGHT:
The warm up continued on Tuesday with highs reaching the low to mid 60s across West Tennessee. After some morning clouds, we saw plenty of sunshine in the afternoon hours. The winds came out of the southwest and stayed light between 5-10 MPH. We didn’t see any rain and we are not expecting any rain tonight. Tuesday night lows will be mild and fall down to the low 40s.
WEDNESDAY:
Wednesday is going to be a warm day across the Mid South with highs making it up to around 70°. The humidity will be increasing as the day goes on and that will help fuel our next chance for showers and storms later in the week. We are expecting one more day without rain on Wednesday but we should see more clouds than on Tuesday. The winds will be a bit breezy and come out of the south around 15 MPH. Wednesday night will be warm with overnight lows only falling to the mid 50s.
THURSDAY:
The next chance for showers and potential storms will be here on Thursday. A couple strong storms cannot be ruled out and we will be keeping a close eye on our storm chances as the week progresses. Highs on Thursday will make it up to the mid to upper 60s depending on when the showers begin. The rain showers and or storms are forecast to clear out by Friday morning. Expect a cloudy and humid day with the winds coming in out of the southwest before transitioning to the northwest late behind the front. Chances for rain is 70% as of now.
FRIDAY:
The showers and storms on Thursday should move out before we start our day on Friday. The clouds will stick around in the morning before clearing out as the day goes on. Highs on Friday will be a little cooler behind the front and will reach up to the upper 50s though still. Friday night lows will fall down to around 40°. The winds Friday will come out the northwest and be a tad breezy in the afternoon.
THE WEEKEND:
The winds are forecast to shift back to the west on Saturday and to the south on Sunday. That will start to warm things up again this weekend. Highs on Saturday are forecast in the low to mid 60s with upper 60s to near 70° expected for our Sunday. We will likely see a lot of sunshine this weekend with possibly a few more clouds on Sunday. Saturday night will drop to the mid 40s and Sunday night lows will dip into the low 50s to start the following work week. As of now, rain showers are not in the forecast this weekend.
NEXT WEEK:
We are likely going to start off next week above 70s for both Monday and Tuesday. The humidity will also be increasing late Monday into the day on Tuesday and that could help set the stage for a round of thunderstorms in the middle of next week. This could be our first shot at some significant severe weather so far this season. The system is still over a week out and the forecast will likely change but we should have a better idea what to expect and when by the upcoming weekend. The winds will come out of the south and southwest for the first half of the week and we should see mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies to kick off next week as well.
FINAL THOUGHT:
Long term forecast models are suggesting a warm finish to the month of February and a warm start to March. Spring is about 4 weeks away and starts on March 19th this year. As the warmer weather moves in, we might be transitioning to more of a severe weather threat than a cold and snowy one for the last month of Winter. The next chance for storms is coming in on Thursday this week, but the following weekend is looking pretty nice though.
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Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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