Next Front Coming Thursday Night, Another One on Sunday!
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
Temperatures fell into the mid to upper single digits this morning in West Tennessee and we bottomed out at 8° at the airport in Jackson, making it the coldest morning so far this winter. Southerly winds warmed us back up above freezing today but another cold front is coming Thursday night. That front looks mostly dry, but another one will move through on Sunday that will bring some scattered showers with it…. but what kind of showers can we expect? Catch the latest forecast information right here.
THIS WEEK:
We dropped down to 12° in Jackson Monday morning but we were e a few degrees cooler than that Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The coldest weather we have encountered so far this winter showed up Wednesday morning. Many of us will fell down to the mid or upper single digits due to the mostly clear skies and calm winds. As the winds picked up in the morning, the wind chill dropped down to around 0° for the morning commute.
The winds shifted back to the south on Wednesday allowing us to reach back up into the mid 30s. Wednesday was still cold and temperatures remained below normal but we were about 10 degrees warmer on Wednesday than we were on Monday or Tuesday. Skies remained mostly sunny on Wednesday and will be clear again Wednesday night. Wednesday night will be cool and fall down to around 20° for most of the region.
The warm up will continue on Thursday with highs reaching the low to mid 40s. Skies will remain mostly sunny and the winds will shift from the south to the northwest late in the day behind the next front. The next front will be a dry front and will only drop temperatures about 5° from Thursday into the day on Friday. Thursday night lows will again drop down to around 20°.
Friday will be another cold but dry day for all of West Tennessee. Highs on Friday will make it up to the upper 30s but again, we should see a mostly sunny day. The winds on Friday will be light and start out of the northwest before slowly turning to the west into the afternoon. Friday night lows will drop down to the mid 20s but it still will be another cold night.
THE WEEKEND:
The warmest weather in over a week will be returning for the upcoming weekend. Highs will reach the upper 40s to near 50° for both Saturday and Sunday. Clouds will increase as the weekend goes on and we will see cloudy skies for most of the day on Sunday. Cold rain showers will move in on Sunday and although most of us will only see rain, we cannot yet rule out a brief wintry mix or a few snow flurries depending on how early the system shows up on Sunday and how late it lasts Sunday night into Monday morning. Storms are not expected with this round of cold rain showers. Saturday and Sunday night lows will also determine if we only see rain or any sort of Winter precipitation. As of now, both nights lows are forecast down to the mid 30s, just above freezing. It will be a close call so we will be monitoring the forecast for the weekend lows as the week goes on. The winds are forecast to come out of the southwest on Saturday and out of the southeast for the most part on Sunday.
Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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