Weather forecast issued Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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MM’s Weather Concerns
A bitter cold night is in store for our area tonight. Make sure your neighbors are warm, your outside pipes protected (esp spigots!), and your outside fur babies have a dry bed out of the wind.
Heightened wildfire danger through Thursday due to drought conditions, low humidity, and windy conditions.
MM’s Forecast Summary
Bitter Cold Air & Elevated Wildfire Danger
Much colder and drier air has arrived and will be with us through tomorrow morning. It will be a breezy/windy week, with winds gusting to 20 mph today. These windy conditions will be with us much of the week. Windy conditions, drought conditions, and low humidity will combine to bring an elevated wildfire danger through Thursday. The winds switch from a northerly to a southerly direction on Wednesday, bringing in much milder temps. Those warm winds will blow in our next rain system by Thursday night & Friday. Guidance continues to offer conflicting solutions for the weekend, but I have a feeling things will trend toward the cloudier/showery side.
MM’s 5-Day Forecast
Yesterday’s Weather Statistics
On This Day
1930 – An arctic airmass sends overnight lows into the single digits across the Cumberland Plateau.
1931- An unusual late-season warm spell produces an 88-degree reading at Clarksville (50 miles northwest of Nashville). It’s the highest mark ever observed there in November.
1959 – Crossville measures three inches of snow.
1966 – Crossville measures nearly two inches of snow.
Drought Monitor
The Drought Monitor is updated each Thursday. The map below was updated on Thursday, November 23. This week’s rain helped, but we will likely remain in drought conditions for many weeks to come.
Current Snowfall Depth
48-Hour Jetstream Forecast
Jet streams are relatively narrow bands of strong wind in the upper levels (~30,000 feet) of the atmosphere. Jet streams follow the boundaries between hot and cold air. Brighter reds/purples indicate faster winds. The map begins this morning at 7:00 and moves in six-hour increments.
MM Kids’ Class
The next MM Kids’ class will be Wednesday, November 29, at Roane State Crossville. Class starts at 4:00 and the topic is snow! Sign up today at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8bN7ZMieVGZaHGARuOF0wjehn19liy_0phOJGOBQd0t4jAQ/viewform
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