Storm Threat Friday Night, Off and On Rain Through Monday Morning
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
Most of West Tennessee is under a marginal (1/5) risk for severe storms overnight into Monday morning. The storm threat looks the greatest in Jackson a little before sunrise. Severe weather is not likely but a couple of stronger storms may develop along a morning line. We should get a brief break from the rain in the afternoon before more heavy showers move through Saturday night before clearing out by Sunday morning.
Warm and humid weather will also be lingering through the weekend before some cooler weather returns next week. We will be tracking the radar and have your full weekend forecast details coming up right here.
TONIGHT:
Rain showers and a few weak storms popped up on Friday and will clear out this evening before another round moves in overnight into Saturday morning. We are under a marginal risk (1/5) for severe storms tonight with gusty winds being the main concern. Friday was another warm and humid day with highs making it all the way up to the mid 60s. Friday night lows will also remain well above normal and drop down to the mid to upper 50s due to the clouds and high humidity. The winds will came out of the southwest all day Friday but transition back to the west for the majority of the weekend.
THE WEEKEND:
The weekend forecast appears to be challenging and will be very similar to what we saw the previous weekend. A multiple low pressure systems will track to the south of us along the gulf coast. Several rain bands associated with the systems will move through West Tennessee through Monday morning. Like last weekend, the highest rain amounts will be in our southern counties with some of us seeing 2-3″ southeast of Jackson with areas north seeing between 1-2″.
Both weekend days we could see a break in the rain in the middle of the day with a much shorter break on Saturday than Sunday. A few storms will pop up early Saturday morning but will likely clear out in the afternoon. More heavy rain showers will move in late Saturday evening and stick around Saturday night into Sunday morning. The highest rain amounts will stay in our southern counties.
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 will come in several rounds this weekend for most of us. Highs will reach the low to mid 60s Saturday and Sunday morning lows will hang around 50°. Sunday highs will be a litter cooler and make it up to the upper 50s. Chances for rain as of now is 70% on Saturday and 80% on Sunday. The rain will not be constant and will come in several waves, we might get a decent break during the day on Sunday before more rain comes back Sunday night into the day on Monday.
NEXT WEEK:
Monday will be a cooler day with temperatures hanging around into the low 50s or upper 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 the 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. As of now, Valentine’s Day looks mostly sunny and dry with highs in the mid 50s. Date night will see temperatures in the 40s in the evening on Wednesday.
FINAL THOUGHT:
The drought situation continues to improve across West Tennessee and this week is going to bring some more relief. We have 3 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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