Storm Chances Tuesday Evening & Cooler Weather to Follow!
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
The cold front will move through and stall out during the day on Wednesday. This front will bring a decent shot and showers and storms. The severe weather threat seems low and chances for rain on Wednesday are 40% in West Tennessee. Thursday is going to be a mostly dry day as well as Friday. The weather is looking pretty nice for the first full weekend of High School Football in West Tennessee. Friday will still be a bit warm but much cooler than it was when we kicked off the week. Another front is coming this weekend and it will usher in another taste of fall with morning lows getting into the 50s for many of us. Catch the latest right here.
THIS WEEK:
Tuesday again started out HOT with most of us getting back up to around 100° in the afternoon and early evening hours. The skies also started out sunny but some clouds moved in as the day went on. Some showers and storms will also be moving in this late this afternoon and this evening as a cold front dropping in from the north will get closer to West Tennessee. The winds were light out of the northeast but it was still humid enough to feel between 105-110° for most of us. Some of the showers could produce brief heavy rain, lightning and some isolated wind gusts this evening. A severe storm or two will be possible with gusty winds being the main threat. Chances for rain this evening are 40% and Tuesday night lows will fall down to the low 70s.
The cold front will move through and stall out during the day on Wednesday. This front will bring a decent shot and showers and storms. The severe weather threat seems low on Wednesday but a severe windstorm or two cannot be ruled out. Chances for rain on Wednesday are 50% in West Tennessee. Highs will reach the mid 90s still and overnight lows will fall down to around 70°. Skies will be partly cloudy early in the day and could be mostly cloudy into the evening hours. The winds will be a bit breezy at times but should come out of the north all day long.
Thursday is going to be a mostly dry day but some showers and storms will be possible in the front stalls out and does not move completely through West Tennessee. Chances for rain are only 20% as of now but we will be watching the location of the front as it moves into our area on Wednesday. Highs on Thursday will reach the low 90s back down to near normal. Skies will be partly cloudy and winds will continue to come out of the north. Thursday night lows will be nice and fall into the upper 60s.
Friday looks like a mostly dry day. Rain showers cannot be completely ruled out but the weather is looking pretty nice for the first full weekend of High School Football in West Tennessee. Friday will still be a bit warm but much cooler than it was when we kicked off the week. Highs will reach the low 90s and expect some early sunshine with a few late clouds moving in. Rain chances are 10% and the winds will be light and come out of the north between 5-10 mph.
THIS WEEKEND:
The weekend weather looks like it is going to be really nice across West Tennessee. Rain chances are currently below 10% both days. The winds will be light and come out of the north. It may be a bit breezy for a few hours when the next cold front will move through. Timing on that front is still yet to be determined but it looks to come through sometime during the back half of the weekend. Highs will reach the mid 90s on Saturday but cool down to the low 90s on Sunday. The humidity looks low for West Tennessee standards which will feel nice. Saturday night we will drop to the upper 60s but Sunday night lows could fall all the way down into the mid 60s. Expect a mostly sunny and very nice weekend, you should make some outdoor plans!
Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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