Heat Continues on Thursday, Weak Front Coming on Friday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update

July 31, 2024

Joel Barnes,

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

We have one last day of this current heat spell on Thursday before some cooler and less humid weather moves in behind a weak front. The front will pass through on Friday and might bring a few showers, but the main impacts will be the drop in humidity. Will the cool and nice weather be sticking around though for the weekend? We will have the answer coming up here.

TONIGHT:

The heat stuck around on Wednesday and another excessive heat warning was issued to include Thursday now. The feels like temperature again reached up to around 110°. Highs reached the upper 90s for some of us and the humidity was thick again due to the southwest winds. Rain showers stayed away again for the region but a few could return Friday morning as the next front moves through. Wednesday night lows will again fall down to the mid to upper 70s. Expect another warm, humid and clear night.

THURSDAY:

The heat wave will continue for Thursday with highs again reaching the mid to upper 90s. The winds will stay out of the southwest keeping the humidity high and a feels like temperature between 105-110° during the afternoon and evening hours. Rain again is not in the forecast and Thursday night lows will drop down to the mid 70s. Skies are still expected to be mostly sunny and the winds will continue to come out of the southwest.

FRIDAY:

A few more clouds will develop during the day on Friday and a cold front will try to approach later in the day. This will bring some showers and maybe a few storms with it as it passes by. Highs will still reach the mid 90s before the front moves through. Friday night lows will fall down to the mid 70s. Temperatures will be a little cooler over the weekend. The winds will change from the southwest to the west and eventually to the northwest on Saturday. Rain chances are 30% as of now on Friday.

THE WEEKEND:

There could be a few lingering showers into the day on Saturday but we are not expecting much. Any showers that linger on Saturday will not be sticking around for our Sunday. There will be a few more clouds on Saturday, especially early in the day before a mostly sunny Sunday returns. The winds are forecast to come out of the north this weekend behind the front and that will keep the humidity down some as well. We will not be seeing any heat advisories this weekend in West Tennessee. Highs will still reach the low 90s and morning lows will be in the low 70s this weekend. Chances for rain on Saturday are 20% and 10% on Sunday.