Author name: Fred Gossage

Despite the widespread showers and thunderstorms we had over the weekend, drought conditions continue across the Tennessee Valley, and they are gradually getting worse. All of the viewing area continues in “Moderate” drought conditions, but we are now starting to see “Severe” drought conditions begin to show up in portions of Hardin and Wayne Counties […]

The grass is turning green again. Bees are buzzing. Trees and flowers are blooming. It is spring in the Tennessee Valley! And with today starting a new month, it’s time to look at climatology for our local area to get a basic idea of how weather here can behave in the month of April. With

Despite some of the recent rounds of rain and storms the past few weeks, drought conditions not only continue across the Tennessee Valley, but have actually worsened a bit. The most recent update to the Drought Monitor shows “Moderate” drought conditions covering just about all of our viewing area across southern middle Tennessee, north Alabama,

After starting out with clouds and showers this morning, we have returned to partly cloudy skies late this afternoon. We still have a couple of isolated showers over parts of the area, but they are now shifting off to the east. With the return to partial sunshine this Wednesday afternoon, temperatures have been able to

After storms back on Saturday and storms on Monday, we look to be facing more strong storms as we head into Wednesday. The NWS Storm Prediction Center maintains a Level 2 of 5 risk outlook across the entire area for Wednesday. The main timeframe for our region is from the mid afternoon through the mid-late

Clouds hung around for a large part of the day, but they have broken up enough this afternoon to allow most of the area to warm nicely. We’ve been into the low to even middle 70s most everywhere along and west of I-65. Areas east of I-65 have been dealing with a wedge of cooler

Clouds are locked in across the area on this Wednesday. Despite that, temperatures have still managed to climb into the mid to upper 50s along and north of the Tennessee River and into the lower 60s south of there. We have a few light sprinkles on radar across southern Tennessee this afternoon. This is near

It’s no secret that the spring months are often an active time in terms of weather here in the Tennessee Valley. We are right in middle of the change of seasons as the jet stream is still nearby from its southerly winter track, but an increasing sun angle gives us warmer temperatures and higher instability.

Clouds locked in firmly across the area on this Tuesday, keeping us in the 60s today despite a gusty southerly wind. Those clouds and southerly wind will be what keeps us on the warm side for February the next few overnights. We only drop down to the mid 50s tonight for overnight lows. With clouds

As is often the case after a big weather event, we have gained many new followers on our social media accounts and website. That is no different after the big winter storm in our area a few weeks ago. We would like to take the opportunity to welcome you to Tennessee Valley Weather and just