Dry & Cool, Then Dry & Hot

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The rain cleared out pretty fast this morning, shoving the clouds east. Rain chances do not return until maybe Sunday night — as in a week from now.

We may see fog in spots during the wee hours of Monday morning. The temp will dip into the mid-60°s with dewpoints not far behind. That means fog. read more

Hot, Dry, Not So Humid Memorial Day

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Sunday Night — Pretty Quiet

High pressure bossed the weather today. With nothing meaningful challenging high pressure, we got hot: 90°.

Tonight, we’ll be watching a weak trough swinging by from the northwest. It’s been setting off a few showers and thunderstorms: read more

Pretty Great Summer Weather

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Hot & Humid Sunday, Iffy Rain/Storm Chances, High 90°

Clouds won’t cover us today like they did yesterday. More sunshine will mean more heat.

The dewpoint should settle around the mid 60°s, which means high humidity. Affix hairdos accordingly. read more

Gonna Get Hot This Week. Rain? Maybe Not.

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Monday – Sunny, Little Bit Warmer – Early 54°, High 81°

The only thing keeping temps down is a nice north wind, thanks to some low pressure off to our east:

Tuesday – North Wind Leaves, Prepare for Hot – Early 54°, High 86°

Our nice north wind leaves as a Bermuda High sets up. Here come south winds, which means more humidity, more heat. But, no rain. read more

3 Days of Awesome, then Kinda Summery

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Sunday – Awesome – High 79°

High pressure and low humidity means the sunshine will be feeling good today.

Monday – Just Like Sunday, Smidge Warmer – Early 54°, High 82°

Tuesday – Heating Up, More Humid – Early 55°, High 86°

Winds will blow from the south, delivering humidity, and with that, clouds. Rain chances creep in late Tuesday night, but we think rain chances won’t arrive until Wednesday. read more

Cool & Dry Again Today, Returning to Normal This Week

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Sunday – Sunny, Some Clouds – High 68°

Dewpoints will be in the 30°s, which is nuts for mid-May.

No rain is forecast.

Monday – Maybe Rain – Early 47° High 66°

Rain is possible near the Tennessee River early in the morning, but NWS thinks it’ll dissipate and weaken through the day, which leaves us a pretty good dry cushion for most of the day. read more

Getting Humid

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Tonight – Increasing Humidity

Warm and humid air will continue to stream in from the south.

Monday – Increasing Clouds, Humidity – Early 62° High 80°

South winds will raise dew points through the 50°s, which means increasing humidity. Clouds should keep temps down.

Rain chances increase after dark, but they look pretty slim. read more

Hot Today, Getting Humid Monday, Rainy/Stormy Tuesday

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Mother’s Day – Sun, Some Clouds – High 87°

Humidity won’t be a problem, but it’ll be hot.

Monday – Increasing Clouds, Humidity – Early 62° High 80°

South winds will raise dew points through the 50°s, which means increasing humidity. Clouds should keep temps down.

A few days ago, it looked a little rainy Monday in the models, but now we think the rain chances won’t start until well after dark. And those chance look pretty slim. read more

Severe Threat Ending, More Rain Monday

Current Radar

Our Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been cancelled. The threat is over. 

Monday – Rain – Early 61° High 73°

Models are now finally showing consensus on something, and that something is Monday rain. Confidence in this forecast is higher than Sunday’s forecast because there will be a forcing mechanism to initiate rain — a cold front very slowly working across our humid airmass. read more

Rain Continues, Strong Storms Possible Sunday

Current Radar

Tonight: Storm Chances Continue, Non-Severe

More showers and a few storms will continue through the evening. Have the umbrella at your side.

Here’s how the HRRR model sees it:

UPDATE: Severe weather looks very unlikely this afternoon and evening. read more