Wx Summary
A hot and humid pattern has settled in, leading to isolated afternoon storms today. Those rain chances increase to 30% on Wednesday as a stronger disturbance passes through the area. Those rain chances will remain at 30% through Friday evening. Any storm that develops could be on the strong side. The passage of a weak cold front will usher in less humid air for the weekend, along with slightly cooler temps.
This Week’s Hazards
Keep in mind that any summer storm, while isolated, can be locally strong to briefly severe. Damaging straight-line winds are the main threat.
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Weather Forecast
Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot. Just a slight chance for an afternoon/evening shower or storm.
Wednesday – Friday: Partly cloudy and hot and humid. A chance for mainly afternoon/evening showers and storms.
Saturday: Mostly sunny & pleasant. Low humidity!
MM’s Severe Wx Concerns
By Wednesday, the SPC has our area outlined in the marginal risk for afternoon/evening severe t-storms. That risk is low, but not zero. Straight-line winds are the main threat.
SPC T-storm Outlook for Today
This is the Storm Prediction Center’s outlook for today. Our area is outlined in general t-storms for today.
Severe Weather Safety Tips
HRRR Radar Model
This model runs from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Only isolated activity is expected today.
Radar Link
https://www.wunderground.com/radar/us/tn/nashville/ohx
Wind Forecast
Time is in 24 hour units, beginning at 6:00 a.m. today. Simply scroll to the right to see future hours.
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| Hour (CDT) | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 |
| Surface Wind (mph) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wind Dir | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
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Three-Day Rainfall Forecast
Drought Outlook
Drought info can be found at my link at https://meteorologistmark.com/drought-info/. The maps update each Thursday.
On This Day
1903 – The Heppner Disaster occurred in Oregon. A cloudburst in the hills sent a flood down Willow Creek, and a twenty foot wall of water swept away a third of the town in minutes, killing 236 residents and causing 100 million dollars damage.
1940 – Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs, later expanded to include civilian Jews and gypsies (approx. 3 million would die within its walls).
Almanac
Hurricane Forecast
An area of low pressure continues to be monitored in the Caribbean. The chance of development has now increased to 40%. The system could become a tropical depression later this week.
MM Classes for Kids
Information about my classes for kids can be found at https://meteorologistmark.com/mm-kids/. The Crossville calss is full this week but there are still a few open spots for the Clarkrange campus!
MeteorologistMarkPro
This week’s MM newsletter is the about understanding dewpoint and humidity and what they mean to the “feels like” temperature outside. If you find this kind of info interesting for our area, you might consider subscribing to the newsletter at https://meteorologistmarkpro.com/! It’s only $5 a month or $50 a year, with proceeds supporting my education outreach programs with the kids.
You all have a great day and keep lookin’ up!
