Light Showers Lingering Tonight, Warm/Humid/Breezy Weekend Coming
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
Some light rain showers are continuing tonight along a warm front that will lift northeast of West TN. tonight. Up to 0.25″ of rain will be possible for some of us. The humidity and temperature will climb under the front Friday into the weekend, but some breezy southerly winds will also be sticking around for a few days. But does that mean storms are on the way? Watch WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News tonight for the latest on the weekend forecast and more on next week’s storm chances coming up right here.
TONIGHT:
There will be some scattered showers Thursday evening and tonight, but we are not expecting severe weather or big storms. A few rumbles of thunder will be possible though and chances for rain are at 60% and will taper off overnight into Friday morning. Many of us will see between 0.10″-0.25″ of rain but a few areas could see a little be more. The winds stay out of the east tonight as the stalled out front will drift back across the region. Thursday highs made it up to around 70° and Thursday night lows will only fall to the mid to upper 50s. We are expecting mostly cloudy skies to continue tonight and stick around on Friday.
FRIDAY:
There could be a few morning showers that will clear out by sunrise. Also, some late storms are expected west of the Mississippi River on Friday, but they are not likely to make it into West Tennessee. If the storms do pass by, it will be late on Friday night but confidence in that currently is low. A warm front will lift through during the day allowing a warm and humid air-mass to move back in. The winds will come out of the south on Friday and that will warm most of us back up to the low 80s. Expect a mostly cloudy day although there will be a chance for the sun to peek through at times. Friday night lows will only reach the mid 60s due to the cloud cover and increase in humidity due to the southerly winds. Chances for rain on Friday are 30% in the morning and 10% overnight.
THE WEEKEND:
We are looking at a warm and humid weekend across the Mid South. This could eventually lead to a round of strong to severe storms but the timing of the event isn’t locked in just yet. The current thinking is late Sunday night into Monday the worst of it will come through West Tennessee. We will be watching that situation closely during the week and have updates each day this week as the weekend gets closer.
Highs both days will make it up to the low to mid 80s with morning lows generally around the mid 60s. Partly to mostly cloudy skies are expected but there will be times when the sun comes out this weekend as well. The winds will be breezy most of the weekend and come out of the south. Chances for rain on Saturday is 10% with chances getting as high as 40% Sunday night.
NEXT WEEK:
Showers and storms will be likely on Monday. The timing of the event might be good for us to avoid severe storms in West Tennessee but it is going to be close and something we will be monitoring over the weekend. We are expecting some showers to linger early Tuesday morning but drying out into the afternoon and throughout the day on Wednesday. Clouds will hang around all day Monday and most of Tuesday before the sun comes back during the middle of the week. The winds are forecast to come out of the south to start the week but return to the west by Wednesday. Highs will slowly warm up as the week progresses and be back in the mid 80s by Wednesday.
FINAL THOUGHT:
We are expecting a pretty typical late April week across West Tennessee. We have almost for sure saw our last freeze after some people encountered some light frost Monday morning. Storms could return late into the weekend that could bring our next chance for severe weather on Monday. We are also going to be much warmer this weekend than last weekend across the entire region. Severe storms are likely west of Tennessee for Friday, Saturday and Sunday according to the Storm Prediction Center.
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Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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