Quiet and Mild Weather Expected Through the Weekend in West Tennessee.
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
Some clouds have moved on in tonight from a cluster of storms in Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi. The storms will stay south of us and we are expecting dry weather to last through the weekend. Some rain showers and storms will return at times though next week.
We avoided the worst of the latest round in West Tennessee, but we did pick up some very large hail and strong winds from the storm system. Our neighbors to the north and east of us took the brunt of the tornadoes and extreme weather this go around. Quiet weather will last through the weekend. We will have a more detailed recap of the severe weather event, your Friday parade day forecast for the Strawberry festival and I will let you know when the next chance for rain/storms will be returning coming up here.
TONIGHT:
Mostly cloudy skies stuck around Thursday morning but moved out as the day went on. The rain showers and storms quickly cleared out around sunrise making for a nice afternoon and evening. The weather was great for the morning parade in Humboldt. Thursday was a little cooler behind the front that will continue to push through tonight. Highs still made it up to the low 80s but will fall down to the mid 50s Thursday night. The winds on Thursday came out of the northwest behind the front and will be light between 5-10 mph tonight. Rain is not in the forecast tonight anywhere in West Tennessee.
FRIDAY:
Friday is looking like the best day of the week in West Tennessee. Rain is not in the forecast and it will not be overly hot or humid. The winds on Friday are forecast to come out of the north allowing high temperatures to only reach up to around 70°. Friday night will also be a tad cool with temperatures falling down to around 50° to kick off the weekend. We should also see plenty of sunshine on Friday and expect mostly sunny skies. Rain is not in the forecast for us on Friday.
THE WEEKEND:
Another system may try to move through on Saturday but it looks like the rain will likely stay just to the north of West Tennessee. Highs on Saturday will try to rebound back to the mid to upper 70s and the winds will come out of the northwest. Saturday night lows will drop down to the mid 50s.
Sunday could be a little warmer but it will depend on how fast the winds change back to the south late in the day. The current forecast for Sunday is highs in the upper 70s to near 80° and Sunday night lows dipping down to the upper 50s. Sunday looks dry as of now and the winds will chance from the west to the south. Another system looks to be on track for next Monday and southerly winds may try to increase the humidity a bit after a dry weekend. Rain chances look to come back early next week to West Tennessee.
NEXT WEEK:
A weak system will look to push through late in the day on Monday and could bring some rain showers with it. If we do see some storms mixing in they are not expected to be strong or severe. Rain chances and some storm activity will likely continue on Tuesday before clearing out on Wednesday. The break in the showers will be short lived and another round of rain is expected to move through on Thursday. Highs will reach the upper 70s to kick off the week and morning lows will linger around in the low 60s. Temperatures in the 80s will look to return in the middle of the week due to some breezy southerly winds. Our severe weather threat looks quite low next week but there will be a few round of showers and weak storms. Expect more clouds than sun next week but there will be a mix of both at times as well.
FINAL THOUGHT:
We are going to see below normal temperatures behind the front that will probably stick around through the weekend. If you plan on heading to the Strawberry Festival parade on Friday, you will not need to the umbrella but might was a long sleeve or light jacket if you get cold easily. Rain showers will stay away through the weekend but will be returning early next week. As of now, the severe weather threat looks quite low for West Tennessee next week.
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Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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