Storms Moving Out, Nice Middle of the Week, Weekend Storms Expected!
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
After a rainy and stormy start to the work week, nicer weather returned Monday evening behind a cold front and will be staying nice for a few days. The next shot for rain is not until Thursday night. Rain chances will increase on Friday and be quite high both days for the upcoming Father’s Day weekend and will probably be lingering around into the beginning of next week.
Highs on Monday reached the low to mid 80s due to the morning showers and storms keeping the daytime heating in check. The skies started out mostly cloudy but will be clearing out tonight. The winds will shift to the northwest late in the day but turn up calm tonight. That could lead to some patchy fog overnight that should clear out by Tuesday morning. Monday night lows will fall down to the low 60s.
Tuesday looks like a really nice day for all of West Tennessee. There will be a few clouds but overall we are expecting a mostly sunny day. The winds will come out of the northwest and that will keep both the temperature and the humidity down just a bit. Highs will still reach the mid 80s though for most of us. Rain is not in the forecast and Tuesday night lows will fall down to around 60° to kick off our Wednesday.
Wednesday is going to be another terrific day with sunny skies and light winds. The winds will shift to the south during the day and that will increase the temperature and humidity a little bit but it will not be overly hot for West Tennessee standards. Highs will reach the upper 80s but we should fall just short of 90°. We should stay mostly clear Wednesday night with overnight lows falling down to the mid to upper 60s.
Thursday is going to be a little weather and a bit humid as the next storm system will be getting a little closer. The rain should hold off for most of us until late Thursday night and most of the rain chances Thursday night will stay near the Mississippi River. Highs on Thursday will reach up to around 90°. Expect partly cloudy skies and the winds will be a tad breezy at times and come out of the south. Thursday night lows will drop down to around 70°.
Rain is looking likely on Friday and some storms are expected to mix in with the rain. The severe weather threat looks low with this system but there could be a severe storm or two so we will need to watch things closely on Friday and into the weekend as another stalled out system appears to be on the way. Highs on Friday will reach the mid to upper 80s depending on how early the showers and storms show up. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy and the winds will continue to come out of the south. Friday night lows will fall down to the low 70s to start off our wet weekend.
FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND:
Showers and storms appear likely for our Father’s Day weekend unfortunately in West Tennessee. Chances for rain both days are at 60% as of now. Storms are expected to mix in but overall the severe weather threat appears to be on the low side. If you are planning a BBQ, going to the lake or river you need to monitor the forecast as the week goes on and we gain more confidence in the timing and severity of the storms that could develop. Highs will still reach the mid to upper 80s this weekend as we are expecting southerly winds to keep our temperatures up some. The big question with the weekend forecast will be where the front and system decide to stall out. There will be more clouds than sun this weekend. Both nights lows will drop into the low 70s.
Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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