Update on Friday’s Conditional Storm/Rain Situation

Current Radar 

Before the Storms: Cloudy & Humid

We remain in this pattern of cloudy, unseasonably humid weather. With all this humidity, weather models were picking up on north-moving showers today, but none of that really materialized. read more

Talking About End-of-Workweek Storms

Current Radar 

Fog Midnight – 8 AM

NWS-Nashville has issued a Special Weather Statement out of concern for patchy dense fog from midnight to 8 AM. Low level moisture + light/calm winds + temps and dewpoints close together are to blame. read more

The Week Ahead

Current Radar 

As you can see here via regional radar . . .

. . . rain and storms continue from Texas east to South Carolina.

This storm system will march east, passing south of us tonight and tomorrow. As it does, the rain may nudge north and drip on us. read more

Mild Start To November

Current Radar 

Today – Cloudy & Unseasonably Warm – High 67°

To make rain, the atmosphere needs moisture and lift. Today we have moisture to make clouds, but little lift to produce rain. Rain chances are very low (they’re higher near the TN/AL border), but if we get a little, it will be very light. read more

Clearing Out In Time Tonight?

Current Radar – behold the rain approaching from our SW

Just an abbreviated post tonight. Spending most of our time on the radar and on Twitter.

Tonight

Radar extrapolation & assumption suggests you should wait until 6:30-7 PM to trick or treat. Rain maybe gone then. pic.twitter.com/piCG4qeHsi read more

Rain On The Way

Current Radar – behold the rain approaching from our SW

Saturday – Rain Starts Mid-Late Afternoon – High 64°

Two important things to note this morning

First, all that rain is coming in from the southwest. Here’s what the HRRR model expects today from now until 8 PM: read more

Trick Or Treat Forecast!

Current Radar – behold the rain approaching from our SW

Saturday – Trick or Treat? feat. Rain – Wake Up 46°, High 65°

I wrote this just before 2 PM this afternoon:

Despite what HRRR says, I remain unconvinced the rain will be here before noon tomorrow. I'll feel better about timing tonight. read more

Rainy Trick-or-Treating? Yeah, Probably.

AMBER ALERT: Be on the lookout for Brooklynne Enix, 2, missing from Knoxville! Spot her? 1-800-TBI-FIND! Please RT! pic.twitter.com/rqyU05zNik

— Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (@TBInvestigation) October 28, 2015 read more

2″ of Rain Through Wednesday

Current Radar

Another Radar, Refresh to Update

Tonight – Off & On Drizzle

As you can see from the above radars, what little rain we have is coming from the south. Expect off-and-on, mostly “off,” drizzle and light showers tonight. read more

Always Look Radar

Current Radar

Another Radar, Refresh to Update

Today –  Some Off & On Rain – High 67°

Poncho up, y’all. We’ll need them through the next few days. Today will be the “driest” day through Wednesday.

As you can see, the rain blob is SW of us, spinning around that low pressure center. That NE appendage is what’s going to deliver us our rain today. read more