Great During the Work Week, Storms Expected this Weekend!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update

4 hours ago

Joel Barnes,

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

The amazing weather continues for our early fall across West Tennessee. Highs the next few days will reach the low to mid 80s and overnight lows will fall down to the mid to upper 50s. As we get closer to the weekend the humidity is going to climb as southerly winds are expected to return ushering in some gulf moisture. The increase in moisture with an approaching storm system is going to bring rain and storms back to the Mid South this weekend. Severe storms will be possible and some strong storms appear likely at this time. The timing of the event could change a bit as the system gets closer, but late in the day on Saturday we will need to stay weather aware. Catch the latest coming up here.

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THIS WEEK:

After a fantastic weekend, the great weather continued for our Columbus Day here in West Tennessee. The nice weather will be hanging around for the work week but changes are coming for the weekend. This is our first threat for severe weather during what we call our “Second Severe Weather Season!” The set-up is going to bring severe weather with it, but the timing of the storms will determine the severity of the event for us here in West Tennessee. As of now, we are expecting this to be a late event on Saturday, but if the timing is sped up, we could be in the middle of the severe threat instead of near the end. Please stay weather aware this week and monitor forecasts from the WBBJ 7 Storm Team Weather Center.

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We made it up to around 80° on Monday and it will be a bit cool again tonight. Overnight lows will drop down to the low 50s to kick off our Tuesday. Expect a few clouds tonight and mostly sunny skies again on Tuesday. The winds will be light or calm tonight and will be light and come out of the northeast again on Tuesday and Wednesday. Wednesday morning we will start the day in the mid 50s and temperatures will reach the mid 80s into the afternoon. We are not expecting much in the way of clouds during the middle of the week and the humidity will be remaining low through Thursday.

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The winds will shift to the east on Thursday and back to the south on Friday. This will increase the humidity as the southerly winds will tap into some gulf moisture. This will increase the clouds some on Friday as well but we are still expecting a mostly sunny finish to the work week. Highs will reach the mid 80s for both Thursday and Friday and morning lows will start to climb to the upper 50s and Friday night lows will drop into the low to mid 60s. Friday night football again looks great for all the games in West Tennessee.

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THE WEEKEND:

The greatest threat for strong and possibly severe storms in a couple months looks to be returning to West Tennessee. As we get deeper into October we start to kick off what we call our Second Severe Weather Season. In the fall, it is not abnormal to encounter severe and dangerous weather. The set-up coming this weekend looks like a classic fall severe weather set-up. As of now, the further west you are, the more likely you will be to be impacted by strong storms on Saturday. This is due to the timing of the storms and they are likely to weaken as they move to the west late in the day on Saturday. All severe weather modes will be in play. We want the system to slow down some for us as that will keep the worst storms west of the Mississippi River. It is going to be a close call for us regardless.

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Highs on Saturday will reach the mid 80s but we should cool down behind the front on Sunday with highs only reaching the mid 70s. Expect a mostly cloudy day on Saturday with the clouds clearing out sometime into the afternoon on Sunday. Some of the showers and storms could continue into Sunday morning but we are expecting mostly sunny and dry weather back for our Monday. Morning lows will be in the low to mid 60s through the weekend before falling down to the mid to upper 40s by Monday morning. The winds will shift from the southwest on Saturday to the northwest on Sunday.