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(Updates) MM’s Tues 5-Day: Staying Cool & Tracking a Trop Storm

Today is Tuesday, September 1, 2026

9:10 a.m Update: A heat advisory has now been issued for everyone west of the Cumberland Plateau through Friday. Heat indices for Livingston, Cookeville, and Sparta could hit 109° this afternoon. The counties shaded on the map below are the counties in this heat advisory. These advisories may be expanded to cover more areas in the coming days.

Taste of Crossville is Thursday evening in downtown Crossville! Skies should be partly cloudy, with temps in the low 80s at the time of the event. Find out more and get your tickets at https://www.downtowncrossvilleinc.net/taste-of-crossville

Check out https://www.weathertap.com/ today to see what they have to offer!

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MM’s Hourly Forecast

5-Day Forecast

MM says.. Hot days ahead! Stay cool!

Bringing you the lcoal weather since 2017!

6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

MM’s says…Hot and dry conditions are expected to prevail through the middle of September for Tennessee.

MM’s Weather Worries

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MM’s Wx Analysis

Hot high pressure is in control of our weather today, keeping all major storm systems at bay. Severe storms will threaten areas shaded in yellow, while Tropical Storm Edouard moves inland this afternoon on the Texas/Louisiana border. That storm is expected to rapidly intensify today before moving onshore as a strong tropical storm or even cat 1 hurricane.

The moisture from Edouard can be seen below. As you can see, it stays well away from the plateau. The high pressure in control of us now will continue steering this moisture northwestward in the coming days.

On This Day

MM’s Aches-n-Pains Forecast

MM’s Pollen Forecast

Top allergens are ragweeds, grasses, and chenopods

Farmer’s Almanac Gardening

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

Night Sky

Drought Conditions

This map updates each Thursday.

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Tropical Storm Edouard Forms in the Gulf

Issued Monday, August 31, 2026

It doesn’t look like much now, but Tropical Storm Edouard has quickly formed in the northern Gulf, just off the coast of Louisiana. It was named at about 7:00 pm. Max sustained winds are currently 40 mph. You can see it on water vapor imagery below, just south of Louisiana. The storm only has tonight and Tuesday morning to strengthen, but with a small, compact center in a low shear environment that is over very warm ocean waters, the storm could explode in intensity and may even make a run for cat 1 hurricane status before making landfall Tuesday afternoon on the border of Texas and Louisiana.

The official forecast calls for it to reach maximum sustained winds of 60 mph before landfall. Cat 1 hurricane status starts at 74 mph. Some guidance is suggesting that the storm will be closer to 75 mph at landfall.

This is very typical of El Nino hurricane seasons. The greatest risk we have this season are spin-ups in the Gulf and/or along the Gulf Stream of the East Coast. El Nino patterns typically create lots of shear out in the Atlantic, preventing storms from strengthening. Tornadoes thrive on shear, while hurricanes can’t survive with shear. As a reminder, wind shear is the increase in the speed of winds as you move up from the surface. Hurricanes need very light winds from the surface all the way up into the atmosphere in order to thrive.

This will be one to watch over the next 18 hours. As of now, it looks like the moisture will continue to be steered northwestward and not impact us on the plateau. I’ll keep an eye on that, though.

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MM’s Monday 5-Day: Hot but There Are Some Rain Chances in Sight

Today is Monday, August 31, 2026

I’m home! It was a quick but very eventful trip and I can’t wait to share what I learned with you all in the coming days and weeks. I have a ton of cool material for next summer’s space camp, for sure!!! lol I’m glad to be home safe and sound and looking forward to the next launch. Speaking of which…That launch was scheduled for September 12 but there’s a leak that needs fixing and so that launch has been delayed. We should find out soon when the new launch date will be (probably a few days or a couple weeks later than the 12th).

Check out https://www.weathertap.com/ today to see what they have to offer!

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MM’s Hourly Forecast

5-Day Forecast

MM says.. Hot days ahead! Stay cool!

Bringing you the lcoal weather since 2017!

6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

MM’s says…The extended outlooks favor hot and dry conditions through the 9th of September.

MM’s Weather Worries

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MM’s Wx Analysis

The most active weather today is out west toward the Four Corners region. Elsewhere, it’s just a hot summer day!

For the tropics, we have an area of low pressure that may spin up into a depression today off the Louisiana coastline. We also have the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly that may try to reorganize into a depression this week near the Bahamas. Neither area is a serious concern to the U.S. at this point.

On This Day

MM’s Aches-n-Pains Forecast

MM’s Pollen Forecast

Top allergens are ragweeds, grasses, and chenopods

Farmer’s Almanac Gardening

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

Night Sky

Drought Conditions

This map updates each Thursday.

Thank You, Sponsors!

Help me welcome my newest sponsor, Risher Roofing! I first met them when they did work for us at Creative Compassion. They helped us put a roof on the home of a widow and their compassion, professionalism, and workmanship was so impressive. I’m so honored to have them as a sponsor!

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. 

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MM’s Friday 5-Day: Beatiful Weather for a Drive to the Space Coast!

Today is Friday, August 28, 2026

I’m heading to the Space Coast on TODAY to see the August 30 launch of the Roman telescope!

Friday Funny (and hopefully not me this weekend! lol)
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A Falcon Heavy lifts off! This is the same rocket that will send the Nancy Grace Roman telescope up into space.

MM’s Hourly Forecast

5-Day Forecast

MM says.. A nice day ahead!

Bringing you the lcoal weather since 2017!

6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

MM’s says…Looks like quiet the heat wave coming the first week of September!

MM’s Weather Worries

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MM’s Wx Analysis

The cold front that pushed through our area yesterday continues to push south, taking any active weather with it. High pressure will build in and make for a nice Friday and weekend in our neck of the woods!

On This Day

MM’s Aches-n-Pains Forecast

MM’s Pollen Forecast

Top allergens are Ragweeds

Farmer’s Almanac Gardening

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

Night Sky

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Stay tuned for my coverage in the coming months of the Nancy Grace Roman telescope and the launch of Crew-13! I’ll be down at the Space Coast with my NASA press pass covering it all for ya!

Drought Conditions

This map updates each Thursday.

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

Our drought is looking so much better here at home but that’s not the case for much of the country.

Thank You, Sponsors!

Help me welcome my newest sponsor, Risher Roofing! I first met them when they did work for us at Creative Compassion. They helped us put a roof on the home of a widow and their compassion, professionalism, and workmanship was so impressive. I’m so honored to have them as a sponsor!

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.