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LOCAL WEATHER
MM’s Wx Vlog
This Week’s Hazards
While hazardous weather is not expected over the next five days, patchy frost is possible Monday and Tuesday nights. A more widespread frost is possbile by Friday night.
Five-Day Outlook
Five-Day Weather Forecast
Monday: Mostly sunny. Northeast wind at 5-10 mph. Patchy frost possible overnight.
Tuesday: Sunny. North wind at 5 mph. Patchy frost possible overnight.
Wednesday – Thursday: Mostly sunny. Southwest wind at 5 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Frost developing overnight.
Forecast Discussion
Our week will continue to feature mostly sunny skies, once these Monday morning clouds move out. Temps could drop low enough to lead to patchy frost tonight and Tuesday night. Models have been trending cooler with end-of-the-week temps, which could lead to our first widespread frost of the season by Friday or Saturday night. Dry conditions continue, with no measureable precip in sight.
Almanac
HISTORY
On This Day
1974- An early autumn cold snap sends temperatures to record low values. Crossville checks in with 26 degrees. It is the 3rd of 4 consecutive daily record low temperatures.
1912 – The longest dry spell of record in the U.S. commenced as Bagdad, CA, went 767 days without rain.
REGIONALLY
Past 24-Hour Precip Totals
Drought Outlook
As expected, drought conditions worsened over the past week. Unfortunately, rainfall from Ian did not reach any of Middle and West Tennessee, so drought conditions are liable to worsen even more over the coming week.
For even more drought info, please visit my link at https://meteorologistmark.com/drought-info/
Tennesseans in drought conditions last week: 14,424
Tennesseans in drought conditions this week: 19,584
NATIONALLY
Past 24-Hour Temperature Changes
Bluer colors represent colder temps from 24 hours ago, while redder colors indicate warmer temps from 24 hours ago.
Today’s High Temps & Departure from Average
Today’s high temps are shown below. The coloration indicates departure from average, with redder colors indicating above-average high temps and bluer colors indicating below-average high temps. White coloration indicates average temps.
Highest temp expected today: 106 degrees (red star)
Coolest high temp expected today: 31 degrees (blue star)
Tomorrow Morning’s Low Temps & Departure from Average
Tomorrow morning’s low temps are shown below. The coloration indicates departure from average, with redder colors indicating above-average low temps and bluer colors indicating below-average temps. White coloration indicates average temps expected.
Warmest overnight low expected: 83 degrees (red star)
Coolest overnight low expected: 21 degrees (blue star)
Hurricane Forecast
Another area of low pressure is moving toward the Caribbean (orange-shaded region). At this time, that system does not look to threaten the U.S., though it is too early to know for sure. I’ll keep an eye on it!
Fall Foliage Map
This map updates on Mondays. I’ll have the latest update out tomorrow!
MM NEWS
Rocket Launch Update
Hurricane Ian really took a toll on the rocket launch schedule. The good news is that the Space Coast seems to have weathered the storm well, thanks to lots of good preparation. The bad news is that I can no longer attend the launch of this particular rocket. BUT, I will be back down there sooner than later. I’ll keep you posted!
Update: The NASA Social folks reached out to me yesterday and said that I get priority for the next one!
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