More Rain Tonight, Mild Weekend, Freeze Next Week?
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
As of 9:30 pm we picked up a little less then an inch of rain of average across West Tennessee on Wednesday. The areas in green have seen over an inch so far. Rain will continue east of Jackson and along the Tennessee River through 11pm before moving out by midnight for most of us. The clouds will stick around for most of the day on Thursday but it will be sunny again on Friday. The weekend is looking nice and there could be a freeze coming late next week. Catch the latest here.
THIS WEEK:
Temperatures have been above normal each day so far during the month of November. The coolest morning we have encountered so far as of Monday is 52° on November 2nd. Monday and Tuesday night’s we fell into the 40s for the first time this month and start our Thursday morning around 50°. Behind the front tonight, cooler weather will move in for Thursday and Friday with lows maybe even falling into the 30s Friday night.
We saw more sunshine in Tuesday but highs were close to normal. Highs again made it up to around 70° even behind the weak front. Overnight lows most of the week will fall down into the 40s and bottom out around 40° for both Thursday and Friday night’s. A few 30s could be possible in our northern counties but no frost of freezing temperatures are in the forecast until maybe late next week. We could be looking at our latest freeze on record if we do not get there next Friday, but we still have 15 more days to go before we set that record. The latest fall freeze we have had in Jackson was October 28th back in 2004.
Highs on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will only reach the low to mid 60s. Clouds and rain showers will return on Wednesday and a few storms may mix on it as well. The rain will start in the late morning and be off and on into the afternoon and evening. There will be a chance for a few non severe storms to mix in depending on the timing on the front that is expected to pass Wednesday in the late evening or early night hours. The rain will wrap up before the sun comes up on Thursday. Expected 1/2″ to 1″ of rain for most of West Tennessee. Mostly sunny skies will be back on Thursday and sunny skies look likely on Friday.
The winds this week will come out of the northeast on Tuesday, the southeast on Wednesday, back to the northwest on Thursday and straight out of the north on Friday. The change in the winds will be from two cold front and a low pressure system moving through the area. No severe weather is in the forecast as of now for us this week.
THE WEEKEND:
Southerly winds will look to move back in this weekend in West Tennessee and that will warm us up a bit back into the mid to upper 60s for highs. There is a chance will reach the 70s on both Sunday and next Monday but it will be close for most of us. Saturday will be a mostly sunny day but more clouds will return late in the day on Sunday. There is a chance for some late day rain showers and maybe a few storms as of now on Monday but it doesn’t appear to be anything significant as well at this time. Saturday morning will be a little chilly around 40° but Saturday night will fall down to around 50° and mid 50s are expected for our Sunday night. Overall the weekend looks pretty good with Saturday being a little cooler, less humid but dry. As of now, rain will look to stay away again this weekend.
Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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