A Heat Advisory will be in effect from 12 PM CDT to 7 PM CDT.
This means dangerously hot and humid conditions are possible in and around our area. Head indices could reach 105°F.
I use the word could because of uncertainty with where the heat index goes.
Unfortunately, scattered showers are still in the forecast for today.
Here’s the HRRR model:
The NAM3 model keeps us a little drier.
Hope for the NAM3, but prepare for the HRRR today just in case more scattered showers find us.
Remnants of Tropical Depression Barry will continue to affect our area today and the next couple of days. A band of broken showers and storms will move through late this afternoon into the early evening, sometime after 5 pm. A few storms could be on the stronger side, The Storm Prediction Center currently has the western edge of Davidson County under a Marginal risk (1/5) for some of these storms to become severe.
Our high today will reach into the mid 80°s. This is due to all of the cloud cover Tropical Depression (TD) Barry is bringing our area.
Rain will be the main story as the remnants of Barry moves further north.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present Tropical Storm Barry.
BTW: Only the WMO names storms, and only tropical cyclones. When the weather channel does it in the winter they’re trying to scare old people.
Barry is the big weather story.
WHAT BARRY IS DOING AND WHERE IT’S GOING
If you’re reading this Saturday afternoon, there may be updates to below National Hurricane Center (NHC) graphics, which you can find here.
Happy Friday everyone! Classic July afternoon today.
A hot and humid afternoon, high of 91° with sweltering dewpoints in the low 70s.
Heat index will be in the upper 90s again so hydrate.
There’s a small chance of a couple pop-up showers, especially south of I-40. HRRR model predicts most showers south of the city:
Hot and humid weather continues. A weak frontal boundary will be moving through today, increasing our rain chances. The biggest forecasting challenge is through this weekend, associated with the next Atlantic tropical system.
Showers and storms do exist in the forecast today.
The HRRR model shows them firing up later this afternoon:
The NAM3 is a bit calmer, but still shows a shower passing over in the late afternoon:
Today and the next few days are going to be hot. As high pressure continues to move over our area, we’re going to steer mostly clear of showers this afternoon area wide. Temperatures will be up in the mid 90s, mostly sunny. We’re going to need to keep an eye on the heat index values. The high temperatures accompanied with the dewpoint values in the low 70s, heat index values will creep above 100°, even to just below the 105° range. Heat precautions are going to be needed so keep these tips from the NWS in mind:
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