Record Heat Continues, Heavy Rain Appears on the Way to West Tennessee
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
We hit 80° Tuesday in Jackson and the record is 81°, just missing it by 1°. Jackson has not recorded a November day over 81° since the beginning of November in 2016. The record is 84° (2005) tomorrow and we are going to be close. A front will move in early Thursday and bring some cooler weather, but it will also be bringing plenty of rain with it too! Find out when the rain is going to show up, how much rain we are going to get, and how cold things are going to get behind the front coming up here.
The rain deficit continues to get worse across the Mid South and West Tennessee as most of our viewing area is under an extreme or severe drought. There is some rain in the forecast, it just won’t be here tomorrow.
TONIGHT:
We were close to setting a record for the 2nd day in a row on Tuesday. The high temperature record is 81° set back in 2005 and we made it up to 80° just missing the record as of 4pm. We saw plenty of sunshine again on Tuesday with some afternoon clouds but more sun than clouds for sure. The winds continued to come out of the southwest and it was breezy at times around 10-15 MPH. Temperatures will remain warm overnight with Wednesday morning lows only falling down to the low 60s. Rain showers are not in the forecast tonight.
WEDNESDAY:
The warmest day of the week and this current heat spell looks to be on Wednesday. Highs will reach the low 80s and some mid 80s cannot be ruled out either. The record on Wednesday is 84°, set again back in 2005. We are going to be very close for the 3rd day in a row in Jackson. We will see a few more clouds towards the back half of the day on Wednesday and just like Tuesday, it will be breezy at times with the winds coming in out of the southwest. Wednesday night lows will only fall down to the mid 60s. The next front is going to get closer on Thursday.
THURSDAY:
After several warm and dry days to kick off the work week, changes are expected to return on Thursday. Rain showers will return early in the afternoon and get heavier as the evening and night progress. We are not expecting severe weather or big storms, but a few rumbles of thunder cannot be ruled out as the front passes Thursday morning. Most of West Tennessee will pick up at least 1/2″ of rain with many locations seeing over 1″ Some areas might even get up close to 2″ by Friday afternoon. Thursday highs will reach up to around 70° and expect mostly cloudy skies and cloudy conditions overnight. The winds will start out of the southwest but shift back to the northwest early Thursday after the front passes. Thursday night lows will dip down to the mid 40s.
FRIDAY:
Rain showers are likely to continue for the first half of the day on Friday before clearing out sometime into the afternoon. As of now, although the football fields will be wet, it appears the rain will have stopped falling by kickoff for the Friday night playoff games. Highs on Friday will reach the mid 50s and Friday night lows will drop all the way down to around 40°. The clouds may try to clear out Friday evening/night and depending on the amount of clouds, will determine the temperatures for the football games. As of now it looks like temperatures will be in the 40s for during the games. Winds will come out of the north and be a bit breezy at times as the system clears out.
THE WEEKEND:
Saturday is Veteran’s Day, so please thank a veteran this weekend for all they have sacrificed for us. The weather this weekend looks to be a bit chilly and as of now, we think it is going to be dry. There will be a low pressure system passing just south of us so the rain showers will be close. We will be keeping a close eye on the forecast as the week progresses. Highs this weekend will reach up to around 60° and morning lows will hang around 40°. We are expecting partly cloudy skies and the winds will come out of the northeast most of the weekend as well, helping to keep the temperatures a few degrees below normal.
FINAL THOUGHT:
The first frost and freeze came last week and now we are dealing with record highs. Some cooler weather will look to return for the upcoming weekend. Rain looks to be staying away for the first half of the work week but will look to return for the back half. We really need the rain badly as drought conditions are becoming extreme across most of West Tennessee.
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Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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