We finished up with Ida last night. What better way to follow it up than with clear skies and comfortable temps/dewps?
So what’s up? A little tease of fall, that’s what. Highs the next couple days hang out in the lower 80s, a couple degrees below average. What you really want to hear is that dewps are on a downward trend. Sticky today, but we might just creep into that “comfortable” range tomorrow and Friday–a far cry from the 66+ degree dewps we’ve come to know and hate.
Rain continues today, but it appears the majority of the rain for this system has already fallen. The latest HRRR run shows most of us receiving less than an inch of additional rainfall, but a few spots may pick up a quick downpour.
The latest rainfall estimates from NWS Nashville put us in the 3-4 inch range with locally higher amounts possible through Tuesday night.
While heavy rainfall is possible at any point during the Flash Flood Watch period, NWS Nashville highlights two periods where rainfall could be heaviest.
Let’s jump right in. Ida made landfall yesterday as a category 4 hurricane. It has since weakened down to a tropical storm, and is expected to be a tropical depression when it comes through our area, far weaker than what we’ve seen in Louisiana. Our impacts will be somewhat dependent on the exact track Ida takes as it turns our direction. We’ll be publishing a special blog this afternoon/evening with all of the details that become evident throughout the day.
Isolated showers and storms this afternoon-evening are going to leave us feeling a little muggy. Highs in the low 90’s and dew point in the low-mid 70s.
Ida will cool us off then. High’s will be down in the 80’s for the rest of the week eventually dropping dewps to the mid 60’s by Wednesday.
Not to sound like a broken record, but…
It is anyone’s guess where and when these showers will pop up, if at all. The HRRR gives it best guess on today and tomorrow.
Regardless if you get a shower or not, it will be hot and humid, so try to limit time out in the sun and drink plenty of water.
Woo you made it to Friday! Now let’s talk weather.
Friday for the most part is looking sunny. Temps in the low-mid 90’s coupled with dewpoints in the low 70’s will make it feel pretty hot and humid. Deodorant is our friend.
If you read yesterday’s blog then today will sound familiar. High’s in the low-mid 90’s and dewps in the low 70’s making it feel like 100 degF. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms roll in mid afternoon. No severe weather is expected out of these storm pockets. Always be prepared for lightning and possible high wind gusts.
Isolated storms pop into our area starting around 1pm. After 7pm the show seems to be over and any rain stays to our east, see HRRR below. Only threat in this bunch of storms is lightning.
High temps in the mid-90s combined with dew points in the low 70s will make it feel like 101 this afternoon.
High pressure should keep skies clear and dry for the better part of this week. No rain in sight today.
It’s hot. Highs in the mid 90s, dewps up in the low 70s. Result: triple digit heat indices again… maybe higher than yesterday. Below is the heat index outlook for the next couple days. One word: Sweaty.
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