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Author name: Fred Gossage

Chief Meteorologist of the Tennessee Valley Weather Team

After a slow start (not unheard of) to the Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Andrea briefly formed in the North Atlantic. Now, what’s next?

After a rather slow start to the Atlantic hurricane season compared to the last several years (no complaints here!), Andrea formed in the open North Atlantic on Tuesday, briefly becoming the first named tropical storm of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Since then, Andrea has moved into less favorable conditions with the convection associated with […]

After a slow start (not unheard of) to the Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Andrea briefly formed in the North Atlantic. Now, what’s next? Read More »

Hot, humid, but mostly rain free for today and Wednesday. Rain and storm chances increase heading closer to the weekend.

The hot weather continues across the Tennessee Valley. We’re not going to see as many showers and storms today as we have the past few days, with rain chances only around 10%… but we may see a stray afternoon pop-up or two. Otherwise, we expect mostly sunny skies with daytime highs climbing into the mid

Hot, humid, but mostly rain free for today and Wednesday. Rain and storm chances increase heading closer to the weekend. Read More »

Rain and storm chances through Thursday, and then shifting to hotter and drier weather to head into the weekend.

Showers and storms won’t be quite nearly as numerous today as they were on Tuesday, but they will still be out there. We’re starting off mostly cloudy to partly sunny on this Wednesday morning with lower 70s and upper 60s. Partly sunny skies will allow us to warm into the upper 80s to lower 90s

Rain and storm chances through Thursday, and then shifting to hotter and drier weather to head into the weekend. Read More »

Continued rain and thunderstorms for today, but a late week shift toward hotter weather is ahead.

Another day, another high rain chance on the board. Showers and thunderstorms will be likely today across the Tennessee Valley, off and on in waves, beginning this morning and carrying through the afternoon and evening. Some of the rainfall may be heavy, and a few afternoon storms could have brief gusty winds, but no organized

Continued rain and thunderstorms for today, but a late week shift toward hotter weather is ahead. Read More »

FINALLY! We take a break from the rain chances for a couple of days. They’re not too far away in the forecast though…

Ding dong, the rain is gone! Well, for the next couple of days it is anyway… After a little morning fog, we’re expecting partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies for your Tuesday. Daytime highs today will climb into the mid to upper 80s, and the humidity will be a touch lower than it has been

FINALLY! We take a break from the rain chances for a couple of days. They’re not too far away in the forecast though… Read More »

More showers and storms today. A few of those could be strong from the late morning through the afternoon.

Another day, more rain and thunderstorms in the forecast. The NWS Storm Prediction Center maintains a Level 2 of 5 risk of severe storms across the entire area for today, with the main timeframe we’re watching being the late morning through the afternoon. Overall, this is a very low-end risk. Showers and storms will be

More showers and storms today. A few of those could be strong from the late morning through the afternoon. Read More »

Isolated thundershowers today and Thursday. Bigger rain and storm chances for Friday and the weekend.

Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Apparently, we’re not allowed to have quiet weather around here for too long this year! For today (Wednesday) and again on Thursday, it’s no big deal here locally. The weather will be similar to the past few days… warm temperatures, partly cloudy and hazy conditions. We’re just

Isolated thundershowers today and Thursday. Bigger rain and storm chances for Friday and the weekend. Read More »

Mostly sunny and warm for now. Rain chances creep back before more widespread rain and storms by the weekend.

Another mostly sunny day across the Tennessee Valley, except for the continued hazy conditions from the Canadian wildfire smoke. We continue to take a break from rain chances. Daytime highs today will once again be in the mid to upper 80s, although a couple of locations in north Alabama may briefly make a run for

Mostly sunny and warm for now. Rain chances creep back before more widespread rain and storms by the weekend. Read More »

Thunderstorm complex arrives during the overnight hours tonight. Some storms may be strong to severe. Here are the latest details!

The NWS Storm Prediction Center maintains a Level 3 of 5 risk of severe storms for late this evening and overnight for about all of southern middle Tennessee and now clipping northern parts of Tishomingo County, MS and northern parts of Lauderdale County, AL. South of that, a standard Level 2 of 5 risk of

Thunderstorm complex arrives during the overnight hours tonight. Some storms may be strong to severe. Here are the latest details! Read More »