This is Friday evening, July 31, 2026

Saturday will be a weather-aware day for severe storms and flash flooding.

Please be sure and scroll down to the bottom for my very exciting news from today!

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MM’s Wx Summary

I’ll have this updated in the morning, as well. Right now I’m most concerned with severe storms in the afternoon hours. If you have outdoor plans, just be prepared in case a storm blows up. Some of you may not see anything in the afternoon, while others may see a potent storm.

Confidence is looking good for the five day forecast. The only question I have right now concerns storm coverage and intensity for Saturday afternoon and evening.

MM’s Wx Analysis

My threat levels remain unchanged from this morning’s update. I’ll have a fresh update on this in the morning. I feel confident that these threat levels will change very little, if any.

I’ll be using my concern meter for the first time tomorrow! You’ll be able to see if I’m feeling better, worse, or staying the same through the day.

Saturday’s weather map is a busy one! Heavy rain and severe storms affect an area from the Gulf Coast to Chicago.

The jet stream has stayed consistent in the model data for the past several model runs. Strong winds aloft and warm, humid air here at the surface could lead to severe storms Saturday afternoon.

I did a modeled weather balloon launch for the plateau for Saturday afternoon and the most concerning thing to me is the bit of wind shear that we’ll have. That could be just enough for an isolated spin-up tornado.

MM News

I was SUPER excited to learn today that I have been approved for a NASA press pass to cover the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope set for August 24!!! This telescope may be the one to discover other life in the univers, whether it be microscopic…or else! I am so excited to be going to this and I can’t wait to share it all with you!

I also found out that I get to cover the launch of Crew 13 in mid-September!!! This will be my first crewed launch to ever see and I am beyond excited to have this opportunity! Stay tuned for MUCH, MUCH more to come!

I made a YouTube video with more info about my exciting opportunity!

I have a new episode of Weather and War out this week about Lookout Mountain, TN, during the Civil War!

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Today is Friday, July 31, 2026

Don’t forget this evening’s Friday night in-depth look at the weekend! We have lots to talk about with Saturday’s severe weather threats.

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MM’s Hourly Forecast

5-Day Forecast

MM says…One more nice day and then rain and storms return.

6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

MM’s Weather Worries

I’ll have much more about these threats in tonight’s in-depth weather update.

MM’s Wx Analysis

Active weather can be found from Missouri to southern Minnesota today. Tomorrow, that pushes eastward to bring many us unsettled weather.

On This Day

New episodes each week!

Farmer’s Almanac Gardening

MM’s Aches-n-Pains Forecast

MM’s Pollen Forecast

Yesterday’s Local Weather Stats

The Crossville Airport is the official reporting station for the plateau.

Yesterday’s Storm Reports

Radar-Estimated Precip from Yesterday

Drought Conditions

This graphic is released to the public every Thursday.

We saw LOTS of improvement with this update! Last week, 43% of the state was in drought. Now, only 23% of the state is in drought!

Last week’s map can be seen below, for reference.

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Other important weather information will be shared when needed. This includes additional severe weather information, model data, drought info, hurricane info, and more. Some of these can be found as tabs to this page at any time.

Disclaimer: This website/app should never be considered your primary source of severe weather warnings. 

Today is Thursday, July 30, 2026

The drought monitor updated today and it shows LOTS of improvement! Scroll on down to check that out.

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MM’s Hourly Forecast

5-Day Forecast

MM says…Both today and tomorrow will be fantastic, with low humidity and pleasant temps!

6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

MM’s Weather Worries

These are those severe weather threats I mentioned in the Wednesday night update. Now, the Storm Prediction Center is highlighting our area in the threat for Saturday. I’ll keep ya posted!

MM’s Wx Analysis

The front that was our foe when it threatened us with severe storms on Tuesday is now our friend! The air behind the front is cooler and less humid and we’ll take it, especially this time of the year! That front becomes our foe again this weekend when it lifts north, bring rain and storms to the area.

The most active weather today can be found in the central U.S., where severe storms and flooding threaten.

On This Day

New episodes each week!

Farmer’s Almanac Gardening

MM’s Aches-n-Pains Forecast

MM’s Pollen Forecast

Yesterday’s Local Weather Stats

The Crossville Airport is the official reporting station for the plateau.

Yesterday’s Storm Reports

Radar-Estimated Precip from Yesterday

Drought Conditions

This graphic is released to the public every Thursday.

We saw LOTS of improvement with this update! Last week, 43% of the state was in drought. Now, only 23% of the state is in drought!

Last week’s map can be seen below, for reference.

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Other important weather information will be shared when needed. This includes additional severe weather information, model data, drought info, hurricane info, and more. Some of these can be found as tabs to this page at any time.

Disclaimer: This website/app should never be considered your primary source of severe weather warnings. 

This is Wednesday evening, July 29, 2026

Be sure and check out that Full Moon this evening! It is absolutely beautiful! I saw it at 8:30 pm and I was very impressed! The orange is likely the result of wildfire smoke in the atmosphere from the Canada wildfires. Our northerly winds aloft are helping bring that into our skies.

We have two beautiful days ahead of us! Sunny skies, comfortable temps, and low humidity levels will make for some nice summer days and nights. By the weekend, the pattern becomes very unsettled, which means increasing rain chances.

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5-Day Forecast

MM says…We have two stellar days ahead, followed by another streak of much wetter weather. Wet days will likely extend past Monday.

Confidence is high Thurs and Fri. The only thing keeping my confidence a bit lower for Sat – Mon is the question of rain timing and coverage. If I were just talking about rain, I’d say my confidence is high for that.

MM’s Weather Worries

Stay tuned for updates to this. The risk for severe storms may rise for Saturday. Flooding concerns will be with us through the weekend and into Monday. Saturday will also likely be a very windy day.

MM’s Wx Analysis

The weather map for Saturday shows an unseasonably strong area of low pressure in Illinois. That should do a fantastic job kicking off shr and storms over a large portion of the eastern US, including here on the plateau. This is also a pattern that would favor southerly wind gusts to at least 25 mph for us on the plateau.

Sunday’s map doesn’t look much better, though with this set-up the severe weather threat is likely to be lower on Sunday than it might be on Saturday. Rain chances would continue to be very elevated.

The jet stream will once again be unseasonably active this weekend. This is Saturday’s map. Notice that green shading over TN. That’s winds that are even higher than the rest of the flow within the jet (a jetstreak). If that verifies, that could lead to even heavier rainfall and an increased risk for severe storms.

This modeled weather balloon launch data that I modeled for the plateau shows wind shear and instability sufficient for heavy rainfall and severe storms on Saturday. I’ll keep an eye on this data and see if it trends better or worse for us. a similar model for Sunday shows more of a heavy rainfall threat than severe weather threat.

As we’ve seen many, many times this summer, this forecast for scattered showers and storms this weekend doesn’t mean it will rain everywhere all the time. It’s scattered showers and storms.

MM News

The storm reports from yesterday’s storms continue to come in. The storms around East TN have yet to confirm tornadoes, even though one was confirmed by debris on radar. The storm was over such a remote mountainous area that the NWS may have to use satellite to do the damage survey.

I’ve updated the Farmer’s almanac for planting calendar. It now includes August.

I have a new episode out today about Lookout Mountain, TN!

This is the new MM Concern Meter to use during times of severe weather (including winter weather!). In the example below, I had been more concerned than I am at the current update. I hope this helps those of you with storm anxieties. You all are always asking if I’m feeling better or worse about the storms. Well, now there’ll be a meter! ha

You folks have a wonderful end to your week! I’ll keep you posted on that weekend forecast and I’ll see you all back here for the morning forecast!

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Other important weather information will be shared when needed. This includes additional severe weather information, model data, drought info, hurricane info, and more. Some of these can be found as tabs to this page at any time.

Disclaimer: This website/app should never be considered your primary source of severe weather warnings.