Nice Tonight, Rain & Storms Back Thursday, Severe Threat Friday/Saturday
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

The streak of fantastic weather continued on our Wednesday here in West Tennessee. Wednesday turned out to be a warm and non humid day with highs reaching the upper 80s once again. The winds came out of the south and it was be a tad breezy at times but not bad at all. Although a few showers or a weak pop up storm or two cannot be ruled out near the Mississippi River tonight, most of West Tennessee will stay dry until Thursday and Friday. We saw a mostly sunny to partly cloudy day with mostly clear skies expected Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Wednesday night lows will drop down into the low 70s.

Rain chances get going for most of us this week on Thursday. As of now, chances for rain are 30% but that number is more likely to go up instead of down at this time. A cold front will approach the Mid South and will stall out for a few days. Depending on where the front stalls will determine who is most likely to see heavy rain and who is just going to be dodging pop up showers and storms. The current thoughts are areas west of Jackson have a better chances of encountering showers and storms on in the evening. Thursday will be a mostly cloudy day with highs still in the mid to upper 80s. The winds will still come out of the south and Thursday night lows will drop into the low 70s.

Rain showers and storm chances appear to be a little higher on Friday than Thursday due to the approaching and stalled out cold front. Rain chances are 70% and the skies are expected to be mostly cloudy. There will be some afternoon and evening showers and storms on Friday that will be a bit intense. There could be some severe storms with gusty winds being the main threat. Although the tornado and hail threat are lower, both cannot be ruled out at this time. The winds will start to come out of the southwest making for a warm and humid day. Highs will reach the mid 80s on Friday and Friday night lows will fall down again into the low 70s.

THIS WEEKEND:
Unfortunately rain showers and storms are expected to pop up both days this weekend. Chances are at least 60% on Saturday and 50% on Sunday. That stalled out front will continue to impact our weather leading to pop up showers and storms. There could be some stronger storms or possible severe weather this weekend, especially on Saturday so you need to watch things closely if you have outdoor events planned. Not everyone is going to get this weekend but chances are much higher that you will, than that you won’t. Highs will reach the low 80s this weekend and both days appear to be mostly cloudy. The winds this weekend will come out of the west or southwest all weekend long. Morning lows will hang around 70°. As of now, it is too early to tell which day this weekend will be the best one for outdoor activities, but the early thought is that neither day is looking too great if you want to avoid rain and storms but Sunday is probably going to be quieter than Saturday.
Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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