Cold Start And Dry This Weekend

Saturday Morning Update1

March 23, 2024

Brian Davis,

Starting off in the cold this morning with highs only in the upper 50s today. Winds will be brisk over the area today and right out of the north around 15 to 20 mph. A little warmer tomorrow before the storms arrive late Monday. Catch the full forecast details coming up right here.

THE WEEKEND:

The weekend is looking pretty nice across West Tennessee. Highs will reach the upper 50s on Saturday and mid to upper 60s on Sunday. We should see plenty of sunshine although there will be some clouds both days.

Be sure and wear a jacket both Saturday and Sunday morning as both will start out cold.

Saturday night lows will fall down into the upper 30s and Sunday night lows will only dip to the low 50s. The winds will come out of the north on Saturday but slowly transition to the east on Sunday and to the southeast by Sunday night. We are not expecting any rain in the forecast but early next week, a round of heavy rain and thunderstorms will look to move through the Mid South.

The Storm Prediction Center has removed us from the risk area concerning Tuesday morning due to a second low pressure system to our south that will limit the ability for severe parameters to climb very far north of Interstate 20. We are, however, still expecting non-severe storms to impact our area Monday night and into Tuesday morning.

Showers may linger into Tuesday evening, but all should clear out after midnight Wednesday. Cooler temperatures with sunshine into Wednesday and dry right to the end of the week with a warming trend each day. Low 60s on Thursday. Mid 60s on Friday.

FINAL THOUGHT:

Temperatures will rebound quickly from Friday night’s cold front due to a lack of arctic air behind it, as well as the system coming in Monday night bringing us our next chances for rain. We are monitoring Monday for some strong, but non-severe pressure gradient winds. Advisories may be issued ahead of time, but it is looking like the winds and gusts should stay below the advisory threshold.

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Brian Davis
Storm Team 7 Meteorologist