Cold & Windy Tonight, Another Round of Both Friday, Winter Surprise Sunday Night

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update

January 9, 2024

Joel Barnes,

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

The intense winds and spotty showers will move out overnight pushing east of West Tennessee. Wednesday and Thursday will be decent days to clean up from the storm and prepare for Friday’s wind storm, as well as early next week’s snow threat and bitter cold heading our way. Find out how high the winds will gust on Friday, and if we are expecting storms or not; plus the latest on the extreme cold and snow looking to target us early next well, all coming up right here.

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WIND ADVISORY:

A wind advisory remains in effect until midnight tonight for all of West Tennessee. Winds will be sustained between 20-30 MPH with gusts around 40-45 MPH over that time frame. The winds will come out of the south. We are looking at another windy day on Friday too.

TONIGHT:

The heavy rain continued into the early morning hours on Tuesday before moving out to the east during the mid morning. On the backside of the system some light mixed showers could linger into the after sunset, a few snow flurries could try to mix in as well but we are not expecting any accumulation or travel impacts. Conditions will remain windy all evening with the winds decreasing after midnight for most of us. Highs reached the mid 40s and Tuesday night lows will fall down into the upper 20s as the skies should clear out some overnight.

WEDNESDAY:

Wednesday will be a decent day with plenty of afternoon sunshine. The winds will be a tad breezy but will be much lighter than on Tuesday and will come out of the west. Highs will reach the upper 40s to near 50° and Wednesday night lows will be a bit chilly and drop into the mid 30s. No rain is in the forecast on Wednesday as the system quickly races east of the Ohio River Valley.

THURSDAY:

Thursday looks to be another mild day as we will remain in-between systems for most of the day. After some early day sunshine, clouds will increase late in the day and into Thursday night. There is a chance for some showers to return late Thursday night but most of us will see the rain stay away until Friday morning. Highs on Thursday will be warm and reach the mid to upper 50s. The winds will be a tad breezy and come out of the south into the afternoon. Thursday night lows will be warm due to the southerly winds tapping into the gulf moisture and only fall down to the upper 40s.

FRIDAY:

The next system is coming in on Friday and it looks like it will be quite similar to Monday’s system. We are going to be dealing with gusty winds (likely another wind advisory) and heavy rain showers again. There could be a few storms mixing in as well, so we will need to keep an eye on that. Like the storm system earlier in the week, we cannot rule out a few flurries as the system clears out Friday night but it appears to be another heavy rain event for most of us. Another 1-1.5″ of rain seems likely before the system moves out. Highs on Friday will reach the mid to upper 50s and Friday night lows could plummet as the system moves out and fall down to the low to mid 20s if the skies clear by Saturday morning.

THE WEEKEND:

The coldest weather so far this season is on the tap for the weekend in West Tennessee. Morning lows will drop down to the low 20s and highs are forecast to only reach the mid 30s. The winds this weekend will come out of the west or northwest and will be quite brisk due to the cold temperatures. Mostly sunny skies are on tap for Saturday but clouds will look to move back in late in the day Sunday. We should see a dry start to the weekend but Sunday evening into Monday, another system will be on the way. The system early next week looks to be quite the attention grabber. It appears as of now, it will be our best shot for some accumulating snow so far this season. Please keep an eye on the forecast as this might be a bread and milk getting type system next Monday. Highs next Monday might only reach the 20s.

NEXT WEEK:

Accumulations of snow seem likely for most of West Tennessee and initial thoughts are the highest amounts will be in our northwest counties with the lowest amounts being in our southeast counties. It is too early to give a snow total forecast but it could be several inches for some of us. On top of the snow chances, single digit or even below zero temperatures will be possible Monday night into Tuesday. The snow will move out during the day on Monday but the cold will stick around for most of next week. Please plan accordingly and be prepared to stay inside for a few days early next week. Please remember the 4 ps (people, pipes, pets and plants) as the system moves in late over the weekend and the frigid air moves in early next week.

FINAL THOUGHT:

Very heavy rain and winds moved through this morning and another round is coming on Friday. These storms will impact ALL of West Tennessee this week. Some areas could see 4″ of rain this week between the two systems. Although some light snow flurries will be possible tonight and again on Friday night, next week’s storm will be our best shot for some significant winter precipitation. It is too early to tell exactly how much, but it looks more like a snow than an ice event for us this time. We will fine tune the forecast as the week progresses and the first two systems clear out. Stay with WBBJ this week for the latest forecast information.