The forecast is looking GREAT for the Bigfoot festival this weekend!
LOCAL WEATHER
MM’s Wx Vlog
This Week’s Hazards
A marginal risk for severe weather has been highlighted over our area for Wednesday evening. This is the lowest of the five severe-weather risk categories. I’ll keep a close eye on this. The main threat would be a damaging straight-line wind gust. Right now, I’m not very concerned.
Five-Day Outlook
Five-Day Weather Forecast
Monday – Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Light winds.
Wednesday: Increasing clouds and warm. Showers possible by afternoon, increasing in coverage overnight.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and cooler.
Friday: Mostly sunny.
Forecast Discussion
The severe weather threat for Wednesday evening/overnight looks minimal. In fact, moisture return may be too limited for even thunder. The forecast is trending downward for rainfall and now guidance is suggesting only 0.10 – 0.5 inches of rain.
Almanac
HISTORY
On This Day
1780 – Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in the Caribbean, hitting Barbados first. Atlantic’s deadliest recorded hurricane.
1804 – A famous snow hurricane occurred. The unusual coastal storm caused northerly gales from Maine to New Jersey. Heavy snow fell across New England, with three feet reported at the crest of the Green Mountains. A foot of snow was reported in the Berkshires of southern New England, at Goshen, Connecticut.
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.
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: 103 degrees (red star)
Coolest high temp expected today: 28 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: 16 degrees (blue star)
Current Snow Cover Map
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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