Near Record Highs this Week, Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight in West Tennessee!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update

4 hours ago

Joel Barnes,

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

A low pressure system moved through this morning and brought some light rain showers with it back to West Tennessee. The showers have moved east of the Tennessee River and might not be coming back for a few days. We are going to be under an unseasonably warm and humid air mass this week and we could be setting or tying a few high temperature records. The heat dome will eventually collapse by the weekend and some strong storms could develop with it as it does. In the meantime, we are going to stay warm and humid all week, which could lead to a few rounds of isolated showers or weak storms in the middle of the week. Highs will reach the 80s at times this week and morning lows will typically be in the low 60s. Catch the latest on the warm week, plus we will have more on what you can expect tonight as far as the total lunar eclipse; all right here.

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TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE:

Total lunar eclipses only happen every few years in West Tennessee, so you might want to try to see it tonight. But if you do, you will have to be up between 2:45am and 5:00am to see it. If you are wondering what a total lunar eclipse is, here is a quick breakdown.

Key Aspects of a Lunar Eclipse:

How it works: Earth acts as a block, stopping direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. The “Blood Moon,” during a total lunar eclipse, the moon turns a reddish-orange color because Earth’s atmosphere bends (refracts) sunlight, scattering blue light and letting red light pass through to the moon. They are safe to view, unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are completely safe to watch with the naked eye,, telescopes, or binoculars.

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THIS WEEK:

The early day showers have wrapped up and chances for rain will be spotty at best until the weekend here in West Tennessee. Although we will not see much for rain or storms in the middle of the week, we are going to be very warm and humid and could set a few high temperature records later this week. Strong storms and possibly some severe weather could be coming back though this weekend. Oh by the way, this is your last time until 2028 to catch a full lunar eclipse in West Tennessee early Tuesday morning. Skies will be partly cloudy tonight so it will be a 50/50 for being able to see it between round 2:45am-5am. We should fall down to the mid 50s tonight and expect a light breeze out of the southeast.

Highs on Tuesday will reach the mid to upper 70s and expect a mostly sunny day. The winds will be a bit breezy at times and will come out of the south. The southerly winds will tap into the gulf moisture and the dew point will climb all the way up into the 60s at times making for a warm and humid day. Showers and storms are not expected on Tuesday. The record on Tuesday is 80°, so we should fall just short. Tuesday night lows will only fall down to around 60°.

We cannot rule out a few showers or weak storms on Wednesday but most, if not all of the activity will stay west of the Mississippi River and north or the Kentucky border. The reason the rain is expected to stay to the north of us is because that is where the front is going to stall out in the middle of the week. Under the front, a heat and humid dome is going to see up and highs will make it up to around 80° by the afternoon. The record on Wednesday is 81° so we are going to be close. The winds will be a bit breezy out of the south and we will see a partly cloudy day as well. Wednesday night lows will fall to the low 60s to kick off our Thursday.

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Both Thursday and Friday highs will be in the low 80s near record highs. The record on Thursday is 77° and will likely fall. The record on Friday is 80° and probably will fall as well. We will see a mix of sun and clouds both days. Also, both days, a few showers or weak storms cannot be ruled out just due to the heat and humidity alone. Strong storms or severe weather in our area though is not expected until possibly Saturday. The winds will stay out of the south both days and morning lows will hang around the low to mid 60s.

THIS WEEKEND:

Showers and storms are expected to return this weekend to West Tennessee. The timing and severity of the event are still being determined but as of now, storm chances are 70% on Saturday and 40% on Sunday. Highs will reach the mid to upper 70s on Saturday and low to mid 70s on Sunday. The winds will come out of the southwest on Saturday before turning to the west or northwest for a bit on Sunday and the frontal system will finally push back down to the south of us. Expect a mostly cloudy weekend for the Mid South. The system is coming in from the west so we are not expecting much of a temperature drop on Monday next week.