Nice Warm Up Coming this Weekend, Rain & Storms Back Early Next Week
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
The showers have cleared out, but the clouds will be sticking around tonight. There could be some patchy fog tonight lasting into the morning. Skies will look to clear out in the morning and we are expecting a mostly sunny and warm afternoon on Saturday. Sunday will be even warmer. Catch the full weekend forecast plus the latest on storm chances returning next week coming up here.
So far on the year we have been above normal on rainfall. We were close to 2″ above in January and although we are above in February, we are going to end up being pretty close to a normal month. The excess rain is needed after an extremely dry last 4 months of 2023. More rain is coming tonight and March is going to start out quite wet we believe as well.
TONIGHT:
We saw a round of cold rain showers Friday morning but they tapered off into the afternoon and we will be dry Friday evening/night across West Tennessee. Highs on Friday were below normal again due to the clouds blocking the sun all day long. The winds were light out of the south and will be calm overnight. Expect mostly cloudy skies Friday night but will clear out as we get closer to the morning. The clear skies and calm winds with high humidity could lead to some patchy fog overnight as well. Tonight, lows will dip down to the low to mid 40s as some warmer and more humid will move back in just in time for the upcoming weekend.
THE WEEKEND:
The warm up will continue this weekend due to the southerly winds returning across West Tennessee. Highs will make it up into the upper 60s on Saturday and some mid 70s will return on Sunday. We are expecting a mix of sun and clouds this weekend, but in general I expect more clouds than sun on Sunday and more sun than clouds on Saturday. The winds will be a bit breezy at times and keep a southerly component to them all weekend long.
We are not expecting any showers this weekend but a quick spotty shower cannot be ruled out on Sunday, but chances are very low. Saturday night will be warm in the upper 40s and Sunday night will be even warmer with temperatures only falling down to the upper 50s to start next week. The next front will pass early next week and could bring some storms with it. We will keep an eye on it as the weekend gets closer.
NEXT WEEK:
We are looking at another warm start to next week across West Tennessee. Highs will start out in the mid 70s on Monday before cooling a little bit in the middle of the week. A cold front will come by late Monday night or early Tuesday bringing rain showers and potentially some storms as well. The severe weather threat at this time looks low, but that could change as the system gets closer.
Expect mostly cloudy skies for at least the first half of the week. The winds will shift from the south to the northeast early on Tuesday. Tuesday and Wednesday highs will not be too bad behind the front, and should still make it up to the low to mid 60s. Morning lows will range from the mid 40s as well during the middle of the week behind the front.
FINAL THOUGHT:
Long term forecast models are suggesting a warm start to March. Spring is less than 3 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 few weeks of Winter. The next chance for storms is coming in next Monday night next week, but the upcoming weekend is looking pretty nice though.
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Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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