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Last week we suffered through 70° dewpoints. It’ll get more humid this week, but not expecting 70° dewpoints.
We’ll max out in the upper 80s this afternoon. Little humidity so not running high 90s heat index values!! Our dewpoints this morning hung out in the 60s and will make their way down to the 50 degree mark by the afternoon.
Low clouds building into the area this afternoon as our risk for strong thunderstorms increases.
Low threats associated with these developing storms, mainly gusty winds and localized flooding. The chance of an isolated tornado to develop out of one of these storms is possible, but the threat is low, mostly N of I-40.
This satellite image runs through 11:51 AM. Notice Laura in the Gulf (now a Cat 3 hurricane). Also notice cold cloud tops over Middle Tennessee indicating light rain.
A hefty downpour to our south this morning should weaken and scatter this afternoon as the energy works north. So says the HRRR model:
A Fairview thunderstorm is heading for Spring Hill as I write this. It’s being covered on Twitter @NashSevereWx.
Rain and a few more thunderstorms are possible today. It’s very humid, there’s plenty of instability, and a cold front is approaching to provide lift, kicking off your chances for a few storms this afternoon.
Rain streaked by this morning north of I-40, with a few downpours south of I-40. Clouds were dragged along with it. This may wreck our rain/storm chances this afternoon.
Maybe.
Why?
Most summertime afternoon storms occur because of the heat-of-the-day. Cloud cover has kept the highs down, interrupting/delaying this storm-making process.
