More Chances for Rain in the Forecast this Week!
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
We did pick up some light rain this morning across most of West Tennessee but the afternoon storms have missed most of us today. There still could be a few showers on Wednesday along the stalled out front and again on Thursday as the next front drifts through. There appears to be a better shot for rain late Friday into the start of the weekend and we will have the latest coming up for you right here.
THIS WEEK:
We had a partly cloudy day on Tuesday and our best chance for rain in a few days drifted through. There were some light rain showers that came by in the morning and some afternoon storms. Most of us missed out on the good rain this afternoon as everything in the morning was quite light. Highs still reached the mid to upper 80s and we had a light breeze out of the south that varied in direction as the day went on. A few showers or weak storms still could linger this evening and tonight but I would not expect much. Skies will clear out some, the winds will turn up calm and overnight lows will fall down to the low to mid 60s.
There will be a few lingering showers along the trailing front on Wednesday but chances are only 30% as of now. The best chance for these showers will be south of Jackson in the afternoon and evening hours. Skies will be partly cloudy and the winds will vary in direction along the front starting out of the southwest and turning to the northwest late in the day. Highs will reach the mid to upper 80s and overnight lows will again fall down to the mid 60s.
Thursday will start out nice but another front is expected to get close and stall out somewhere across the Mid South late in the day on Thursday. Skies will still be partly cloudy and the front looks like a mostly dry front as of now. Highs will reach the mid 80s but overnight lows will drop down to the upper 50s behind the front. Chances for rain are only 20% but that number is more likely to go up than down as the week goes on.
Friday will start out dry as the front that will drift through on Thursday will be pushed back up to the north into the afternoon and a warm front is expected to lift through. This will allow temperatures to climb back up into the low to mid 90s and increase the humidity a little bit. Expect a partly cloudy day on Friday will the winds coming in out of the southwest. The weather again looks great for Friday Night Football across West Tennessee but there could be some showers coming back late Friday night into Saturday morning. The showers could impact some of the second halves of the games but as of now, most of the games will be dry. We will keep an eye on the Friday night forecast over the next couple of days. Friday night lows will fall down to around to the low 60s to kick off the weekend.
THE WEEKEND:
Another decent weekend looks to be coming for the first weekend of September for West Tennessee. As of now, shower chances are the greatest early Saturday with a 40% chance before noon. As the day goes on Saturday, the showers and clouds will move out by the evening hours. Skies in general will be partly cloudy and there will be more clouds on Saturday than Sunday. Both nights will drop to the mid to upper 50s and the winds will come out of the north or northeast this weekend. It will not be a hot and humid weekend but overall, it is looking pretty nice. Highs both days will reach the low 80s this weekend. Make some outdoor plans if you can as our nice weekends are most likely numbered for the rest of the season.
Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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