Wet Valentine’s Day Expected, Staying Warm into Next Week!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update

1 hour ago

Joel Barnes,

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

The weather doesn’t get any nicer for the middle of February than what we are being treated to today. Highs reached the mid 60s, we saw plenty of sunshine and the winds were calm. Shower chances will start early in the day on Saturday but will not get too heavy until after the sun goes down. If you are hoping to avoid the heaviest rain on Valentine’s Day, you should go out early. By the mid evening, the rain will get heavy and pick up in intensity overnight into Sunday morning. A few non severe storms may try to mix in late into Sunday morning but we are not expecting severe weather or big storms in our area. Catch the latest on the timing and find out just how much rain we are going to get this weekend, coming up here.

THIS WEEK:

It was a little chilly to kick off our Friday but we warmed up nicely into the afternoon with the mostly sunny skies. Friday highs reached the low to mid 60s and Friday night lows will dip to the low to low 40s to start the weekend. The winds on Friday started out calm but will slowly shift to the southeast tonight into Saturday morning. The southeast winds will allow the humidity to climb some just in time for the weekend. Friday was a great day for all of us in West Tennessee and the Mid South. Unfortunately, the weather will not be as nice this Holiday weekend.

THIS WEEKEND:

There is a decent shot for some weak storm activity this Valentine’s Day weekend in the Mid South and maybe here in West Tennessee. As of now, the bigger threat for severe weather looks to be just south of the Tennessee border but if the position of that low shifts even a little bit to the north, it may become a bigger problem for us but as of now, heavy rain appears to be the biggest issue across our area. The rain will start early in the day on Saturday but it will be spotty until the evening. After the sun goes down, heavier bands are expected to move through and continue through Sunday morning. Some areas down south could see over 2″ of rain and everyone in West Tennessee will see at least 1/2″ with most of us closer to an inch of rain.

Highs on Saturday will make it up to around 60° and possibly the mid 60s depending on where the warm sector sets up from the weekend’s area of low pressure and if we pick up any sunshine in the afternoon hours. The winds will come out of the south or southeast on Saturday but will move back to the northwest on Sunday as the system clears out. Expect a mostly cloudy weekend with only a few peaks of sunshine early Saturday and late in the afternoon again on Sunday. Saturday night lows will only fall down to the low 50s, depending on that warm sector associated with the incoming system. Sunday highs will approach 60° for all of West Tennessee and Sunday night lows will back down to the mid 40s.

NEXT WEEK:

We are expecting a very warm week coming for next week with highs in the mid 60 to mid 70s for the first few days of next week. Highs will make it back up to the mid 60s on Monday, but near 70° on Tuesday and possibly mid 70s in the middle of the week. The winds will come out of the south and southwest but will be quite breezy in the middle of the week. These southwest winds will increase the humidity as the week goes on. There will be a couple chances for showers and maybe some strong storms next week, but as of now, confidence is low in the chances as well as the location for any possible severe weather at this time. Skies will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy and morning lows will climb up to the mid to upper 50s by the middle of the week after starting out in the 40s for both Monday and Tuesday mornings.