Record Low Tied Tuesday Morning, Mid Week Warm Up & Showers Returning!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update

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Joel Barnes,

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

It was a cold start to our Tuesday; in fact it was cold enough to tie a near 60 year old record today when we dipped down to 16° early this morning. The southerly winds that picked up during the day made for a cold morning but did help warm us up back above 50° this afternoon. Southerly winds will stick around tonight and linger Wednesday and that will increase the humidity a bit helping to spark up a few showers or maybe a weak storm or two late Wednesday into the day on Thursday. Severe weather seems unlikely for us with this system but some people will see another 1/2″ or more of rain by Thursday evening. Even warmer weather is coming for the weekend, but does that mean even stronger storms could be in the forecast? Catch all the answers you are looking for coming up here.

May be an image of map and text that says 'STORM TEAM WEATHER wbbjtv.com EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES 3:12 AM Union City 18° Ridgely Ridg 21° Martin 18° It was a cold start to our Tuesday; in fact it was cold enough to tie a near 60 year old record today when we dipped down to 16° early this morning. Paris 16° Dyersburg 21° Trenton 18° Huntingdon 18° Camden 19° Ripley 21° Alamo 17° Covington 19° Brownsville 18 Jackson 16° Lexington 16° Parsons 16° Henderson 18° Somerville 17° Memphis 20° Bolivar 18° Savannah 19° Selmer 20°'

THIS WEEK:

It was a cold night for all of West Tennessee on Tuesday. Breezy southerly winds came back on Tuesday and that ushered in a nice warm up that will continue for the middle of the week. Some showers and storm chances will return in the middle of the week as well. As of now, the severe weather threat in our area looks low, but we are expecting it to get a bit stormy at times. Tuesday morning lows were cold enough to tie the record at the airport in Jackson down to 16° around 3am.

Tuesday was a mostly cloudy day but the sun did peak through at times in the afternoon. The winds increased as the day went on and started to come out of the south. The southerly winds warmed things up and increased the humidity just a touch. Highs made it up to the low 50s by the afternoon after a cold start. Tuesday night the winds will be a bit breezy, but not calm keeping overnight temperatures up, only falling down to the mid 40s. Gusts did get as high as 30 MPH in the afternoon.

May be an image of map and text that says 'STORM TEAM WEATHER wbbjtv.com STORM TEM 7 WEATHER FUTURECAST WED 8:00PM 8:00 RAIN MIXED Union City 51° SNOW Ridgely 53° Martin 51° Paris 50 Dyersburg 52 Trenton 51° Camden 50° Huntingdon 51° Alamo 51° 51° Ripley 52° Brownsville 53 Coving Covington fon 53° Jackson 51 Lexington 51 Parsons 51° Henderson 53° Memphis 55° Semerville 54° Bolivar 54° Selmer 55° Savannah 54°'

Wednesday is going to be a warm day and the humidity will be going up as the day goes on as well. That will bring in a chance for some showers and maybe a few weak storms as the next system approaches from the northwest. Highs will reach the low 60s and clouds will build in as the day goes on. The winds will be quite breezy as well as come out of the south most of the day. A front will move through late Wednesday and stall out into Thursday morning. Wednesday night lows will only dip to the low 50s due to the clouds and lingering moisture.

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Showers and storms are expected off and on during the day on Thursday. Highs will reach the low 60s still but the winds will shift from the south to the northwest early in the day. Depending on where the front stalls out will determine the severity of the potential storms to develop in our area. As of now, we are expecting the stronger storms and severe weather to stay south of our area on Thursday. If we do get a few stronger storms, they will probably come in Wednesday night or early in the day on Thursday.

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The skies will clear out Thursday night allowing temperatures to fall to the mid to upper 30s by Friday morning. Friday is going to be a decent day as Thursday’s system will clear out quickly. We should see plenty of sunshine on Friday with generally calm winds. Highs will make it up close to 60° before falling back down to the upper 30s overnight into Saturday morning.

May be an image of map and text that says 'STORM STORMTEA TEAM WEATHER wbbjtv.com POTENTIAL PRECIP THIS WEEK Thursday 6:00 0.1" O. 0.1" Union City 0.2" Tiptonville Martın 0.1" Dyersburg 0.1" Paris 0.2" Ripley 0.1" 0.1" Huntingdon Camden Trenton 0.2" Alamo 0.3" 0.3" Covington Brownsville 0.2" Jackson 0.2" Lexington 0.2" Parsons Severe weather seems unlikely for us with this system but some people will see another 1/2" or more of rain by Thursday evening. Even warmer weather is coming for the weekend Henderson 0.6" Bolivar 0.2" Somerville Memphis 0.6" Selmer 0.8" Savannah'

THIS WEEKEND:

There is a weak front that will look to pass sometime during the weekend but it appears to be a weak and mostly dry front at this time. Overall, the weekend is looking pretty good with highs up near 70° on Saturday and mid to upper 60s on Sunday depending on the timing of the weekend front. The winds will come out of the south on Saturday but shift sometime to the north on Sunday. Expect a sunny start to Saturday with some clouds building in towards the back half of the day. A shower or two cannot be ruled out with the weekend front, but chances are only around 20° from Saturday night through Sunday morning. Weekend lows are forecast to fall somewhere close to 40°. We should be a little cooler to kick off next week with highs only in the mid 50s.