Hot Start to the Work Week, Extended Dry Spell Expected!
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
It was a hot start to the work week and the first day of school for many youngsters in West Tennessee today. Tuesday could be even hotter but there are a couple weak fronts on the way this week. Northerly winds and drier air will likely stick around for several days as well. We will have the complete forecast and the latest on Tropical Storm Debbie and her impacts coming up here.
TONIGHT:
Dry weather is expected tonight and could be sticking around for several days here in West Tennessee. Skies will remain clear and the winds will be calm for the most part. Overnight lows will fall down to the low 70s tonight. It will be a bit humid so keep those windows closed tonight.
TUESDAY:
Tuesday will be the hottest day of the week for us in West Tennessee. Highs will reach as high as 97° and it will be a bit humid. The heat index could reach as high as 105° so there is a chance a heat advisory gets issued, it will be close. Skies will remain sunny all day and the winds are forecast to come out of the northwest. We are not expecting any rain and overnight lows will fall down to the low 70s again.
WEDNESDAY:
A cold front is on the way early Wednesday that will cool down temperatures about 5° is all. But it will keep the northerly winds around and allow dry air to continue to hang around. This will keep the humidity down a bit but will also keep the rain away. There will be some increase in cloud cover but not rain. Highs on Wednesday will reach around 90° and Wednesday night lows will drop down to around 70°.
THURSDAY:
Thursday will be a very nice day for all of West Tennessee. We will not be seeing any rain and the humidity again will be low for a typical Mid South summer day. Skies will be sunny, clouds will be slim to none. The reason it will be cooler and less humid will be from the northerly winds between 5-10 MPH. Highs will again make it up to around 90° and Thursday night lows will fall down into the upper 60s.
FRIDAY:
Friday will warm back up a bit with highs getting as high as 93° for some of us. Skies will be mostly cloudy as another weak front will approach late in the day and pass by just in time for another brief cooldown for the weekend. The winds will remain out of the south keeping the humidity down and it will be too dry for any showers or storms to develop as the front passes by.
THE WEEKEND:
Highs this weekend might stay below 90° for the first weekend in a while here in West Tennessee. Highs will still reach the upper 80s but we are not expecting a humid weekend either! The winds will come out of the north all weekend long. The rain showers will stay away again this weekend and in general, we are looking at mostly sunny skies. Overnight lows will also be nice this weekend and some of us could fall all the way down to the mid 60s. It will not quite be fall-like, but it sure will be nice. Make some weekend plans and enjoy the great weather!
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY:
LOCATION...30.5N 82.9W ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM SE OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.36 INCHESAt 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Debby was located near latitude 30.5 North, longitude 82.9 West. Debby is moving toward the northeast near 6 mph (9 km/h). A turn toward the east is expected on Tuesday, followed by a turn to the north at a slow forward speed on Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center will move across southeastern Georgia tonight and Tuesday, move offshore of the South Carolina coast by late Tuesday and Wednesday, and approach the South Carolina coast on Thursday.
Debby is expected to produce rainfall totals of 6 to 12 inches, with maximum amounts of 18 inches, across portions of central and northern Florida as well as central and northeast North Carolina through Wednesday morning. This rainfall will likely result in areas of considerable flash and urban flooding, with significant river flooding expected.Across portions of southeast Georgia, the coastal plain of South Carolina, and southeast North Carolina, 10 to 20 inches of rainfall, with local amounts to 30 inches, are expected through Saturday morning. This potentially historic rainfall will likely result in areas of catastrophic flooding.
Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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