Well, if you’ve not been a fan of the oppressively humid summer we’ve seen at times, you’re probably a big fan of those conditions we’ve had today to end our Weekend – sunny skies and dry, but most importantly with 80s for highs and low relative humidity values, keeping our temperatures and heat index values close to each other… a “what you see is what you get” kind of day! Looking at the big picture, you can see the front draped across the Midwest and how we are very fortunately just on it’s southern edge. This is what’s flushed the humidity out and generally kept our winds out of the North, and is what’s kept our rain chances at bay for today as well.
This all also means we shake off that “mosquito weather” – those muggy, sticky nights we see so often this time of year – and have a reasonably cool evening in store with some of us even creeping down into the lower 60s by tomorrow morning. Some clouds will also filter in through late tonight, so it won’t be ideal for stargazing, but we will stay dry at least into the bulk of tomorrow.
To kick our week off, we have yet another comparatively cool (though still warm, obviously) day with 80s on the board with some clouds lingering through the day, still with minimal humidity and in fact probably feeling better overall than today did. A few very stray sprinkles may fall in the morning, but these chances aren’t enough to worry over as far as day plans go. If anything, our rain chances tick up in the midweek timeframe.
Tuesday is our transitional day in this respect – we start to see moisture creeping back in with a few isolated t’showers possible, but the chances are still relatively minimal in comparison to the following couple of days. This moisture flowing back in and providing energy for thunderstorms also gets us back into a somewhat more humid pattern again, with heat index values in the upper 90s once more. It’s those two days in the midweek where rain chances spike and scattered storms take back hold, so on Wednesday and Thursday, let’s factor that into our day plans and keep our umbrellas on hand. Overall rain totals are fairly moderate, in the vicinity of 0.5 – 1.5 inches of rain by the end of the week, with most of that centered up in North Alabama and Mississippi, less so in Southern Tennessee.
Overall the week doesn’t look too bad, especially on the front end as we have a couple days left of low humidity. Otherwise temperatures are right on track for average for this time of year, and our next weekend doesn’t look too bad – though, there could be a few spotty showers if current model data holds. It’s a bit far out yet for specifics, so be sure to stick with us for the next week to keep up to date with the midweek storm chances, and how the forecast evolves as we quickly approach September…