Cooler Weekend Coming, Severe Storm Threat Coming Thursday!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update

February 27, 2025

Joel Barnes,

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

Hard to believe a cold front came by last night with it being such a beautiful day, but we are about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. Another front will drop in early Saturday morning, but it will be a dry front. Cooler weather will move in for the weekend and we will probably dip a little below freezing by Sunday morning. The next chance for rain is expected early next week and a severe weather threat appears to be coming for the Mid South on Tuesday. Catch the full forecast details coming up here.

May be an image of map and text that says 'STORM TEAM WEATHER wbbjtv.com CURRENT TEMPS 4:15 PM Union City 67 Ridgely 66° Martin 66° Paris 63° Dyersburg 67° Hard to believe a cold front CATE by last night with it being such a beautiful day, but we are about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. Trenton 66° Hunting don 63° Ripley 67° Alamo 66° Camden 63° Coving ton 67° Lexing ton 67° Brownsville 66° Jackson 65° Parsons 66° Henderson 66° Memp phis 67° Somerville 67° Bolivar 66° Savannah 67° Selmer 66°'

Five planets will be visible to the naked eye Friday evening, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Mercury will be in the constellation Aquarius, near the sun and just above the western horizon. Saturn will also be near the sun and low in the horizon, making it harder to spot. To see Uranus and Neptune, you’ll need a telescope. Uranus will appear in the Aries constellation, and Neptune will be in Pisces. The display will only be visible for a few minutes after sunset, because the planets near the horizon, Saturn and Mercury will be setting. For the best view, head to a location with minimal light pollution and a clear view of the horizon. We are expecting clear skies Friday evening in West Tennessee, so go check it out, and if you have a telescope, be sure to break it out as well!

May be an image of planet, eclipse and text that says 'STORM TEAM WEATHER wbbjtv wbbjtv.com PARADE OF PLANETS FRIDAY Clear skies will make it visible just after sunset in WestTennessee West Tennessee 7 planets are aligning in the western night sky for a "planetary parade." Spectators should look at the sky as soon as the sun sets. Five planets are visible to the naked eye Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn To see Uranus and Neptune, you'll need a telescope It was last seen in 2004, won't occur again until 2040'

THIS WEEK:

The warmest day in the forecast this week was Wednesday. Highs reached the mid to upper 70s on Wednesday. The record high on Wednesday was 77° but it is now 79°. Back to back years on February 26th we have set the high temperature record in Jackson. Last year we hit 77°, this year we hit 79°. It was the warmest day in West Tennessee since November 5th (over 100 days ago). The next front passed Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The front was a mostly dry front but there were a few isolated showers between 10pm and 3am Thursday morning as the front moved through. The winds on Wednesday came out of the southwest before moving back to the northwest on Thursday behind the front.

May be an image of text that says 'STORM STORMTEAM TEAM WEATHER wbbjtv.com RECORD HIGH SET WEDNESDAY COLD FRONT COMING TONIGHT COOLING US DOWN 79° PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 77° SET BACK IN 2024 WARMEST DAY IN OVER 100 DAYS, WE HIT 80° BACK ON NOVEMBER 5TH'

Temperatures were a little cooler on Thursday behind the early morning cold front. Thursday morning lows started out in the mid to upper 40s but highs will still reached the mid 60s, about 10-15° cooler than on Wednesday. Thursday night will be the coldest night so far this week with morning lows back down to the mid to upper 30s Friday morning. We should stay above freezing but with the clear skies and calm winds, it will be a bit chilly to kick off our Friday. Friday afternoon we will warm up nicely though with highs back into the upper 60s. Expect a sunny day on Friday and the sunshine will continue to kick off the weekend. The winds will be back to the southwest Friday afternoon and Friday night lows will drop down to the mid 40s to kick off the weekend.

May be an image of map and text that says 'STORM STORMTEAM TEAM WEATHER wbbjtv.com com EXTENDED FUTURECAST TUE 6：30 PM RAIN MIXED Union City 64 Ridgely 63° SNOW Martin 63° Paris 63° Dyersbur 64° Trenton 64° Hunting don 63° Camden 62° Ripley 62° Alamo 64° Coving Covington ton 63° Brownsville 64° Lexing ton 63° Jackson 64° Parsons 63° Henderson 64° Memt phis 63° Somerville 64° THE NEXT CHANCE FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER IS COMING EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL BE MOSTLY QUIET THIS WEEK FOR US. Bolivar 64° Selmer 64° Savannah 64°'

THE WEEKEND:

Overall the weekend is going to be a bit chilly but dry in West Tennessee. Saturday will be warmer than Sunday as another week and mostly dry front will pass by during the day on Saturday. There will be some clouds this weekend but we are expecting mostly sunny skies in general. Highs on Saturday will reach the upper 50s before the front passes and Sunday morning lows will be a bit cool dropping down near freezing for the first time this week. Highs on Sunday will reach the low 50s due to the winds coming back out of the northeast behind the front. Sunday night lows will also be a tad cold as well dropping down somewhere close to 30°, below freezing to start next week.

May be an image of map and text that says 'STORM TEAM WEATHER wbbjtv.com STORM TEAM 7 WEATHER FUTURECAST SUN 6:30 AM RAIN MIXED City 29° SNOW Ridgely 30° Martin 29° Cooler weather will move in for the weekend and we will probably dip a little below freezing by Sunday morning. Paris 29° Dyersburg 30° Trenton 29° Huntingdon don 29 Camden 30° Ripley 30° Alamo 29° Covington on 30° Brownsville 29 Lexing ton 30° Jackson 29° Parsons 30° Henderson 29° Mem phis hie 31° Somerville 30° Bolivar 30° Selmer 30° Savannah 30°'

The next chance for severe weather looks to be in the way for next week. Sometime on Tuesday a powerful system will be moving through. This system looks to be setting up to bring a round of severe weather to the Mid South. We will watch the forecast closely this week and bring you daily updates on the timing of the event as well as who is most likely to be impacted from the storms. The Storm Prediction Center has already outline an area they are most concerned for the upcoming event which was still 7 days out as of Wednesday. Please stay weather aware as severe seems highly likely from the system as of now, including strong storms in West Tennessee between Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night!