Dry & Mild Weather this Weekend, Cool Down Coming Next Week!
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
The drought situation went from non-existent August 1, to a major issue by the middle of September. But after 2 tropical systems in the last few weeks, the drought has pretty much been wiped out again across all of West Tennessee! Dry weather will be sticking around for several days though as we head into October. Friday night football weather will be perfect and the weekend is looking mighty nice as well. A front is coming late Sunday night and that will bring a return of fall like weather to West Tennessee. Plus things are getting more interesting in the Gulf of Mexico as far as the next tropical system. Catch the full forecast coming up here.
After a soggy start to September and two tropical systems dumping rain on us later in the month, we ended up with the 3rd wettest September on Record in Jackson. We recorded almost a foot of rain falling just short of the all time record of 13.09″ set back in 2002. If you are sick of the rain there’s good news, there isn’t any rain in the forecast. However, all the rain we picked up from the last two tropical systems has pretty much wiped the drought away for all of West Tennessee.
THIS WEEK:
There was a few showers and clouds sticking around from what is left of Helene across West Tennessee on Monday, but the system has now moved out finally. The clouds also cleared out Tuesday afternoon and plenty of sunshine will be sticking around for the rest of the work week. We are likely going to see a lot of sunshine this week even through the weekend. There doesn’t appear to be any rain in the forecast any time soon! Fall like weather appears to coming though for next week.
A dry front moved through Tuesday night and that cooled things down a little more for the middle of the work week. Highs still reached the low 80s on Tuesday but we dipped down to the mid 50s by sunrise on Wednesday. Wednesday was a bit cool with highs only reaching the upper 70s. 80s will look to return by Thursday and stick around through the rest of the work week. Morning lows will hang in the 50s for the most part this week and Thursday morning lows were around 50° for many of us. The winds came out of the north on Tuesday & Wednesday, but turned to the east on Thursday and northeast on Friday. The east and northerly winds will keep the humidity down and prevent any showers or popping up through the weekend.
THE WEEKEND:
Another front will move through late in the weekend but it looks like a dry front, just like the one that passed Tuesday night. Highs will reach the upper 80s on Saturday and stay in the 80s on Sunday depending on the timing of the weekend front. The front looks to come through after the sunsets Sunday night. We will see a few clouds on Sunday but Saturday looks to be a sunny day. The weather looks pretty nice for outdoor activities this weekend. The ground should be nice and dry to get yard work or outdoor projects you were not able to get to last weekend due to the rain. Morning lows will be a bit chilly Sunday night and get cooler into next week. Highs next week will stay in the mid to upper 70s with morning lows down into the upper 40s to low 50s all week long. Expect a lot of sunshine, light winds and no rain next week.
ATLANTIC HURRICANE BASIN:
The Atlantic Hurricane Basin has been very active this week but nothing appears to be an imminent threat for the United States this weekend. However, a new system is trying to develop in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend and could become an issue for West Florida in the middle of next week. Models are starting to reach an agreement with where they think the storm is going and when it will form. How strong it will get, is still up for debate for sure. There is a 50% over the next 7 days that a system organizes itself in the Gulf of Mexico and becomes a named storm. We will be watching it closely this week and keep you updated as more information becomes available.
Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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