Beryl Moving Out, Quiet/Mild Weather Moving on in!
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
Some light drizzle and sprinkles will continue tonight across West Tennessee but should wrap up overnight and most of the clouds will be gone by the morning. We are going to have a cooler night tonight in the Mid South. Wednesday will be the start of a long dry spell across the region. Temperatures will remain mild for a couple days before another round of heat will look to move in just in time for the weekend. Catch the full forecast details coming up here.
After a wet and stormy night last night, things have been a little calmer on Tuesday. It has been a windy day and the winds will be sticking around tonight, but the showers chances will wrap up this evening. If we get a quick spin up, which seems unlikely as of now, it will be from 3-5pm. The clouds will move out late tonight as well. We could be looking at an extended dry spell moving into West Tennessee. There will be some heat on the way this weekend and we will have the full forecast coming up here.
TONIGHT:
Storms developed again from Tropical Storm Beryl and tracked to the northeast during the day. After a very wet night and morning, the afternoon was relatively quiet. We avoided any severe weather or tornadoes here in West Tennessee. Many places saw over 2″ of rain and that is good because rain chances are quite slim over the next 10 days.
Skies were mostly cloudy on Tuesday although there will be a few breaks in the clouds where the sun peaks through, we didn’t see much of the sun. Skies will slowly clear out overnight into Wednesday morning. The winds came out of the south and were quite windy at times between 15-20mph due to the tight pressure gradient around Beryl. Highs still reached up into the mid to upper 80s and it was quite a bit humid as well. Tuesday night lows will fall to the mid 60s and we should be dry overnight. The winds will weaken some and stay out of the northwest.
WEDNESDAY:
A few lingering showers or weak storms may stick around early Wednesday morning but should clear out by the time the sun comes up. The clouds will clear out during the day as well making for a really nice evening on Wednesday. The winds will be a tad breezy at times and come out of west or northwest on the backside of Beryl as she will move to the north of us on Wednesday. Highs on Wednesday will reach the mid to upper 80s and fall to the mid 60s Wednesday night.
THURSDAY:
Thursday looks to be a great day for all of West Tennessee. Skies will be sunny and there will only be a few clouds into the afternoon. The winds are forecast to come out of the northwest as well and that will keep the humidity down all day long. Highs will reach up to around 90° and Thursday night lows will fall to the upper 60s. Rain is not in the forecast on Thursday.
FRIDAY:
The great weather will continue on Friday for the entire Mid South. Highs on Friday will be a bit warm and reach the low 90s but the humidity is not expected to play a big role as the winds are still forecast to come out of the northeast on Friday. Friday night lows will drop down to around 70° to start out West Tennessee weekend. Rain is not in the forecast on Friday and skies are expected to be mostly sunny all afternoon long.
THE WEEKEND:
The nice and pleasant weather looks to be sticking around all weekend long for us here in West Tennessee. Highs will start to warm up a bit and the humidity will increasing as well towards the back half of the weekend. Highs are forecast to reach the mid 90s. The heat index on Saturday will be close to 100° and Sunday could reach as high as 105°. Another heat advisory could be issued this weekend. The winds will come out of the west on Saturday but return back to the south on Sunday. Skies will be mostly sunny this weekend although there will some clouds popping up at times. Rain is currently not in the forecast this weekend, if we did see a shower chance, as of now Sunday seems more likely than Saturday due to the southerly winds.
FINAL THOUGHT:
The 2024 tropical season has started early and got off to a bang with Beryl. Not only was Beryl the earliest major hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin, it was also the earliest to become a category 5 storms too. Beryl nailed the southern Caribbean before making landfall again in south Texas. The storm brought tornadoes to East Texas on Monday and will try to bring severe weather to the Mid South again on Tuesday. Due to the location relative to Beryl, we need to stay weather aware and watch things closely on Tuesday for a few potential spin up tornadoes. After Beryl moves out, we could be looking at an extended dry period in West Tennessee, so picking up some rain from the tropical system might not be a bad thing, let’s just hope to avoid any tornadoes.
Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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