60s Continue Across West Tennessee, Showers on the Way!
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
We topped 60° again today, just like on Monday. The forecast is over 60° for several more days. Rain showers and maybe a few storms will mix in late in the week and will likely continue through the weekend. Catch the latest forecast details and find out who will see the most rain, coming up here.
TONIGHT:
Mostly sunny skies stuck around for the day on Tuesday across the Mid South and mostly clear skies will stick around tonight. Highs again reached the low 60s and we are expecting several more 60s before the week is over. We saw a light breeze and the winds will become calm again tonight. Tuesday night will be a little cool again and once more drop down to around the freezing mark. Rain chance is 0% for Tuesday night across West Tennessee.
WEDNESDAY:
We should crack the 60° mark again on Wednesday and the warmer weather will be sticking around. Highs will make it up to the low 60s and overnight lows will be warmer and only drop down to the mid 40s. The reason for the warm up will be the change in the winds from the north to the southeast. We will see a few more clouds on Wednesday than the beginning of the week but it should be another nice day. No rain is expected on Wednesday.
THURSDAY:
Shower chances will try to return Thursday night to the Mid South. We are not expecting much rain here in West Tennessee chances will start Thursday night and continue for a few days. The rain chances will continue into Friday morning but some heavier rain will return Friday night into the weekend. The winds will stay out of the south on Thursday and that will allow high temperatures to again reach the low 60s. Thursday night lows will only fall down to the mid 50s under the rain showers. Expect a mostly cloudy day and a cloudy night. Rain chances Thursday night is around 50% as of now.
FRIDAY:
Rain showers will linger Friday morning before clearing out into the afternoon. We could hear a few rumbles of thunder Friday morning but the system likely will not be bringing big storms or severe weather to West Tennessee.
Expect a widespread 1/4 to 1/2″ of rain from the late weekend system. Friday is going to be a warm and humid day with highs making it all the way up to the upper 60s. Friday night lows will also remain above normal and drop down to the low 50s. The winds will come out of the southwest all day Friday but transition back to the west for the weekend.
THE WEEKEND:
The weekend forecast appears to be challenging and will be very similar to what we saw the previous weekend. A low pressure system will track to the south of us along the gulf coast. Some of the northern rain bands associated with the system will move through West Tennessee. Like last weekend, the highest rain amounts will be in our southern counties and some of us near the Kentucky border could miss out on the weekend rain again.
The winds will come out of the west on Saturday and out of the northwest on Sunday. Expect a cloudy weekend for the most part. Rain showers could stick around for most of the weekend for some of us. Highs will reach the low 60s both afternoons and morning lows will hang around 50°. Chances for rain as of now is 40% for both days this weekend.
NEXT WEEK:
Monday will be a cooler day with temperatures hanging around into the 40s all day long. More rain is expected to fall on Monday before clearing out late in the day or by Monday night. Tuesday will remain a bit cool but we should be dry on Tuesday with some sun returning into the afternoon. The winds will come out of north or northwest to kick off the week. We could finally see a break in the warm weather later in the week as some more seasonably cool weather will look to move back in.
FINAL THOUGHT:
The drought situation continues to improve across West Tennessee and this week is going to bring some more relief. We have 2 different systems that will look to bring some rain our way late in the week and again over the weekend. As of now, the flooding concerns appear to be low as well as the risk for severe storms. Temperatures will look to stay above normal at least until Valentine’s day next week.
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Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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