Few Storms Tonight, Severe Threat Again Tuesday Between Noon & 6 PM!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update

May 19, 2025

Joel Barnes,

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

HEADS UP WEST TENNESSEE! Some storms will be moving in later tonight and stick around into early Tuesday morning. Some of these storms could be strong and a severe storm or two cannot be ruled out overnight. There is a more concerning threat for severe weather Tuesday afternoon. The storms are expected to cross the Mississippi River between noon & 1pm and move across the Tennessee River between 5-6pm.

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This means storms are expected in the early and middle afternoon hours and could impact some events as well as the commute heading home from school. I know there are a lot of fun school events going on Tuesday afternoon so please keep an eye on the radar. These storms are NOT going to pop up out of no where. We should be able to track them and give plenty of time to seek shelter to the areas that could be impacted by these storms. Catch the latest on timing and possible severity of the storms here.

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THIS WEEK:

After a pretty nice start to our Monday, a few evening showers and non severe storms have developed along and near the Mississippi River. These storms are barely moving east but are tracking more to the north. As the night goes on, a few stronger storms may try to move in from the southwest overnight. A severe storm or two will be possible overnight into the early morning hours, but the main concern is coming in the early afternoon hours on Tuesday. Skies will be mostly cloudy tonight, the winds are forecast to come out of the southeast and we will fall down to the low 70s to start or Tuesday. Chances for rain tonight is 40%.

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There could be some storms in the morning on Tuesday, some could be strong but we will get a break in the late morning into the early afternoon that will help recharge the atmosphere for some severe weather between noon and 6pm. The storms will be moving through close to the time kids will be heading home from school so we need to keep a close eye on things in the afternoon as the storms develop. These storms will NOT just pop out of nowhere so we should be able to give people plenty of time to seek shelter or head inside before the storms show up. All severe weather modes are in play, that includes tornadoes, gusty winds, and some large hail as well. Chance for rain and storms on Tuesday is 80%.

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Highs on Tuesday will reach the low to mid 80s before the afternoon storms show up. The winds will come out of the southwest all day and be quite breezy at times. It will also be another humid day helping to add fuel to the storms that will develop. Expect a cloudy morning, with some brief periods of sun before the clouds return in the afternoon and evening. The skies should clear out Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Tuesday night lows will drop down to around 60°.

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Wednesday is looking like a pretty nice day. We should see mostly sunny skies and highs on Wednesday will make it up to around 80°. It will not be very humid and the winds will vary but keep a westerly component to them most of the day. There will be a cold front on the way so it will be breezy at times. The front will pass by Wednesday night into early Thursday morning and could bring a few showers or a weak storm to two. Severe weather is NOT expected along the front and chances for rain are only 30-40% as of now.

After a few morning showers or weak storms and some early day clouds, the weather should improve as the day goes on Thursday. Most of the day will be dry but it will be a bit cooler with the northwest winds behind the cold front. Highs on Thursday will reach the mid 70s and Thursday night lows will drop to around 50° to kick off our Friday. There will be some sun towards the back half of the day and mostly clear skies Thursday night.

Friday is also looking like a pretty nice day. There will be some rain and weak storm chances returning late in the day of Friday into Friday night. Some will linger into the day on Saturday. Severe storms seem unlikely Friday night though. Highs on Friday will again only reach the mid 70s but Friday night will be a bit warmer that Friday morning with overnight lows falling down to the mid 50s. We should start the day with mostly sunny skies but some clouds will return later in the day and expect a mostly cloudy night. It will be warmer Friday night due to the clouds and shower chances.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND:

Not great news for the upcoming weekend if you were hoping for 3 nice days. Each day of the holiday weekend will include some rain showers and maybe some weak storms. Severe weather seems unlikely this weekend but there will be some weak storms mixing in with the rain showers. The exact timing of the rain and storms each day is still yet to be determined but a low pressure system looks to be close enough to impact our weather each day. As of now the most likely day to encounter storms will be on Monday. Rain chances are 40% on Saturday, 50% on Sunday and 60% on Memorial Day. It is NOT going to rain all weekend and there will be some nice periods as well so I am not saying cancel your outdoor plans, but make sure you stay weather aware and no where to take shelter if a storm or the rain showers move into your area.

Highs on Saturday and Sunday will be in the mid 70s with Sunday maybe being a few degrees warmer. Monday will also be in the mid 70s but probably be a bit more humid as well due to the winds returning out of the southwest. The winds on Saturday are forecast to come out of the east keeping the dew point down a bit. Saturday night lows will fall to the low 60s but Sunday, the winds will return to the south, keeping Sunday night lows up and only falling down to the mid to upper 60s. The humidity will be increasing late in the weekend and that is why we think there is a better chance for storms on Monday than over the weekend. But again, each day we are expecting some rain showers to pop up at least. Expect more clouds than sun all weekend long and there will be several hours of cloudy skies although the sun may try to peek through each day for a couple hours as well.

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