Author: Joel Barnes

More Showers & Storms Friday & Early Saturday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: Another cluster of storms will push south from Missouri overnight tonight into Friday morning. The system will be quite similar to one we saw early this morning. Some…

More Showers & Storms Thursday & Early Friday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: Severe storms have developed tonight in central Missouri and that cluster will try to hold together overnight and drift to the south and move into West Tennessee around…

Heat Advisories in Effect Through Friday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: Heat advisories have been issued for all of West Tennessee on Friday. The heat concerns will continue through the weekend as well. A weak front may try to…

Mostly Sunny, Hot & Dry Weather Coming

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: Some light rain showers and mostly cloudy skies dominated the first half of our Wednesday. The skies are clearing out and few lingering light showers are moving out.…

Rain Chances Slim, Heat on the Way this Week!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: A few weak showers are slowly moving southward tonight from Missouri but will struggle to linger into West Tennessee overnight. Chances for rain will remain slim as the…

More Storm Chances Tonight & Wednesday Morning!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: Storms have wrapped up tonight but it appears another round of strong storms is coming Wednesday morning into the early afternoon hours. More gusty winds, lightning and heavy…

More Showers Tonight, Some Storms on Saturday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: We picked up a widespread 1/2"-1" of rain across West Tennessee earlier today and will stay day through midnight. Another round of rain showers and non severe storms will…

Showers & Storms Return for Friday & Saturday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: Thursday has been another warm but humid day making it feel around 100°. Chances for showers and storms remain low this evening but we cannot rule out a…

Remaining Hot, Stray Showers Tonight/Thursday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: We are closely watching a cluster of thunderstorms tracking south of St. Louis along the Missouri River. If they hold together they will move into West Tennessee after…

Isolated Shower & Storm Chances Continue this Week

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: There will be some isolated showers and non severe storms popping up across West Tennessee late this evening and tonight. Lightning, heavy rain leading to localized flooding and…

Heat Continues Saturday, Storms this Weekend

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: Hopefully you are staying cool West Tennessee! We have seen a heat index between 110-120° so far today. We are watching some storms tonight east of the Tennessee…

EXCESSIVE Heat Warning Thursday & Friday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:   For only the 1st time since 2012 we could see temperatures over 100° in Jackson. It will also be very humid making it feel between 110-115° both…

Hot Weekend, Two Storm Chances on Sunday!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: There could be a shower or two this evening but we are not expecting much at all. Saturday will be mostly sunny, hot and dry. The first shot…

Few Showers Saturday, Storm Threat Late Sunday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:   The weather will remain perfect tonight across West Tennessee with dry weather and overnight lows falling down to the upper 50s. There is a chance for a few afternoon showers or weak storms on Saturday…

Few Showers Tonight, Rain & Storms Coming Sunday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: The front that passed through last night has stalled out southwest of Madison county. That will allow a few showers to possibly drift in tonight into Friday morning…

Hot Weekend on the Way for West Tennessee

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: We are looking at a pretty hot weekend! One of the two weekend days we are expecting a chance for showers but one of the days looks dry.…

Pop Up Showers Continue, Hot Weekend!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be less active than recent years, due to competing factors, some that suppress storm development and some that fuel it,…

Few Mid-Week Pop Up Showers, Hot Weekend!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: We are watching a couple pop up showers moving across Decatur county and drifting into Henderson and Carroll counties this afternoon. Any showers will be brief and storms are not expected. The rain should fizzle out…

Mostly Dry & Pleasant Week, Hot Weekend Likely!

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: We are seeing partly cloudy skies this evening but showers are not expected. There will be a few showers and weak storms chances for the back half of the work week but most of us will…

Showers & Weak Storms Saturday, Mild Sunday & Monday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: The weather will remain picture perfect this evening and tonight across West Tennessee. There will be a round of afternoon and evening showers and a few weak storms on Saturday. Sunday looks partly cloudy and a…

Cooler & Mild Friday, Few Showers Saturday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update: Chances for showers are extremely low tonight and Friday. Rain chances increase into Saturday afternoon but do not cancel your plans, they will be isolated and short lived.…