The Upper Cumberland Bigfoot festival is only a week away now! The 5K Glow run is Friday evening on the 14th, followed by the big festival on the 15th! For more info and to get tickets, please visit https://ucbigfoot.com/
FRIDAY FUNNY
LOCAL WEATHER
MM’s Wx Vlog
This Week’s Hazards
While hazardous weather is not expected over the next five days, widespread frost is possible tonight and likely tomorrow night.
Also, with dry conditions and low humidity, be careful if out burning. We’re getting into the season where we have to be mindful of wildfire dangers.
Five-Day Outlook
Five-Day Weather Forecast
Friday: Partly cloudy. Patchy frost developing overnight. Northwest wind at 5-10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny and much cooler. Widespread frost likely overnight. North wind at 5 mph.
Sunday – Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Calm winds.
Forecast Discussion
Dry weather continues, along with more chances for frost. To our north, Kentucky is expecting widespread freezing temps Saturday night. Some of those folks may drop into the 20s! Much of the plateau will get very close to the first freeze of the season and some of us may even see our first freeze.
Almanac
HISTORY
On This Day
1737 – A cyclone causes 40-foot waves that are believed to have killed 300,000 in Calcutta, India
1959 – Far side of Moon seen for the 1st time, courtesy of USSR’s Luna 3 space probe.
REGIONALLY
Drought Outlook
Drought conditions worsened over the past week for much of the state. Unfortunately, there continues to be no significant rainfall in sight, 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: 19,584
Tennesseans in drought conditions this week: 669,041 (a substantial increase!)
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.
A cold front is coming!
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: 34 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: 81 degrees (red star)
Coolest overnight low expected: 20 degrees (blue star)
Fall Foliage Map
The foliage map updates each Monday at https://thefoliagereport.com/ They also show other areas of the country, in case you’re interested.
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