Weather Headlines
A chance for a shower or storm today
Showers and storms become likely by Thursday night
A nice Saturday coming
Meteorologist Mark’s Wx Vlog
Unavailable today
Five-Day Forecast
Daily Forecast Summary
Today: Partly to mostly cloudy, with a chance for an afternoon/evening shower or storm. Breezy.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a chance for showers and storms in the afternoon/evening. Those showers and storms become likely overnight. Breezy.
Friday: A chance for a morning shower. Otherwise, decreasing clouds.
Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant.
Sunday: Partly cloudy, with a slight chance for an afternoon/evening shower.
Meteorologist Mark’s 5-Day Wx Concerns
Meteorologist Mark’s Wx Discussion
If you notice on the almanac below, our rainfall deficit continues to grow. With 0.75 – 1.0 inch of rain coming with this week’s systems, we’ll be keeping even (hopefully). Next week is looking unsettled, but it’s unlikely that rainfall in that period will give us a big jump on rainfall. Hopefully, that changes. Let’s hope we don’t get too dry this spring. Plus, some of us really need the rain to wash pollen out of the air before we choke to death (ha).
Both today and Thursday’s storms are expected to stay below severe limits, though gusty winds and small hail can’t be ruled out. We’re certainly not looking at a widespread severe weather threat. That’s unusual for an unseasonably warm April day in Tennessee, especially with a “cold” front coming through. But, we just don’t have the atmospheric dynamics for a severe weather situation and that’s the most important ingredient of all.
We’ll have to keep an eye on next week’s unsettled pattern. Hopefully it just yields some nice April showers.
Almanac for Yesterday
On This Day in Wx History
1928 – A coastal storm produced tremendous late season snows in the Central Appalachians, including 35 inches at Bayard West Virginia, 31 inches at Somerset Pennsylvania, and 30 inches at Grantsville, Maryland. High winds accompanying the heavy wet snow uprooted trees and unroofed a number of homes. The storm caused great damage to fruit trees and wildlife.
53 Days until Summer
Yesterday’s National Temperature Extremes
High: 100° at Falcon Lake, Castolon, & Coyanosa Texas
Low: 11° at Wild Horse, Nevada
Today’s Tennessee Weather
An unseasonably warm day is in store for the state, with clouds increasing as we go through the day. Those clouds will lead to a chance for a few showers and thunderstorms across West and Middle Tennessee, especially during the afternoon. Breezy south winds and sunshine will keep temps in the 80s statewide.
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Tonight’s Tennessee Weather
Clouds will continue to thicken up in the overnight hours, which will keep nighttime low temps in the 60s statewide. A few showers or thunderstorms are possible across mainly West and Middle Tennessee.
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Tomorrow’s Tennessee Weather
Showers and thunderstorms will affect much of the state by day’s end. Thankfully, widespread severe storms are not expected, though one or two storms could contain gusty winds and small hail, especially across West Tennessee. High temperatures will once again be unseasonably warm.
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Today’s National Weather Map
Strong to severe thunderstorms will threaten two separate areas of the country today. The first is across the southern plains, where you might expect such storms in April. All modes of severe weather are possible there, especially across the Texas portion of the threat area. Extremely large hail is also a noted threat. Folks from central Texas to southern Indiana will also need to be aware of a flood threat, as well.
A lesser threat, but a threat nonetheless, exist across mainly western Pennsylvania. All modes of severe weather are possible there, as well, though not to the degree as we’ll see in Texas today.
Drought Monitor
The drought monitor is updated each Thursday.
NASA Nerdology
In April 1956, Lt. Colonel Frank “Pete” Everest made the first supersonic flight of the X-2 plane, reaching a speed of Mach 1.4 and an altitude of 50,000 feet! In July of the same year, he reached Mach 2.87 at 68,000 feet, earning him the title “Fastest Man Alive.”
