Catalog-Made-To-Order Autumn Weather!

(Thursday, October 30, 2008) – Temperatures dipped below freezing again this morning over roughly the eastern half of West TN. At 5 AM, it was 29º at Savannah and Lexington and 31º at Bolivar. Huntingdon was right on the mark at 32º.

Today through Saturday

Surface high pressure over the region will be shifting east and we will see a continued warm-up. Highs will be in the 60s to near 70 today and everybody will begin to have a shot at 70-degree weather as we go into the weekend. It will remain dry.

Saturday Night Through Next Wednesday

In fact, dry weather with temperatures that will be pleasant during the day and cool at night will prevail through the middle of next week. Little change will be noted in temperatures through the middle of next week. A cold front begins slight rain chances by next Thursday. In the meantime: ENJOY!

Eddie Holmes, C.B.M.

West Tennessee Weather Online

 

Jackson-West Tenn Area Forecast

JACKSON-WEST TENNESSEE AREA FORECAST

WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN

4:33 AM CDT Thursday, October 30, 2008

 

.TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARMER. HIGH 70.

.TONIGHT…MAINLY CLEAR. LOW 43.

.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND PLEASANT. HIGH 71.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 46.

~EXTENDED FORECAST~

.SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY PLEASANT DAYS. MAINLY CLEAR AND COOL NIGHTS. DAYTIME HIGHS NEAR 75. NIGHTIME LOWS 45-50.

HOLMES

Frosty Start to a Nice Day

(Wednesday, October 29, 2008) – Clear frosty conditions prevailed this morning around West TN.  Here is an early tabulation of morning lows:

Savannah:   25

Lexington and Bolivar:   26

Huntingdon, Union City and Paris:   27

Jackson Airport:   28

Dyersburg:   30

These readings followed some chilly high temperatures on Tuesday.  Bolivar, Union City, Huntingdon, Bemis and Paris all had highs in the 40s.  Bemis’ high of 49 set a new record low maximum for the date. 

Today Through Friday

High pressure over the Lower Mississippi Valley will shift east through Friday.  This will translate into a warm-up.  Highs return to the 60s today in lost locales and we should begin to see some highs around 70 as the week closes out.

Saturday Through Election Day

Not looking for any rain through this period.  Daytime highs will be around 70-73 degrees and morning lows will be in the 40s.  I don’t do any camping, but if I did, this weather outlook sounds ideal. 

Good news for Election Day – Tuesday.  It’ll be dry and pleasant with highs around 72 degrees.

Holmes

Jackson-West Tennessee Area Forecast

JACKSON-WEST TENNESSEE AREA FORECAST

WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN

4:32 AM CDT Wednesday, October 29, 2008

 

…FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING…

.TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARMER. HIGH 61.

.TONIGHT…MAINLY CLEAR. LOW 37.

.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND STILL WARMER. HIGH 68.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…MAINLY CLEAR. LOW 43.

~EXTENDED FORECAST~

.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH 71.

.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. LOW 46. HIGH 70.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. LOW 45. HIGH 71.

.MONDAY AND ELECTION DAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. LOW 48. HIGH 72.

HOLMES

Freeze Warnings Through 9 AM Today and Again Late Tonight

(Tuesday, October 28, 2008) – After some cloudiness through most of the night, keeping temperatures above freezing a little longer than expected, at 5 AM satellite images and surface reports are showing mainly clear skies and temperatures ranging from 30º at Covington and Savannah to 35º at Jackson.

Today through Wednesday Night

The NWS continues a Freeze Warning for West TN through 9 AM this morning and then again late tonight and early Wednesday. High pressure with a Canadian connection will keep our weather cold through mid-week. Typically at the end of October we see highs around 68 and lows around 45. Highs will come off near-freezing temperatures and warm to levels near where they were Monday. High pressure will move through the region tonight and Wednesday and with little wind and mainly clear skies temperatures will dip into the upper 20s again tonight in most areas. Winds become westerly Wednesday and temps will reach for 60º. Wednesday night will be mainly clear with temps staying above freezing but bottoming out in the 30s.

Thursday through Next Monday

This period will be characterized by a warming trend and we’ll see temps returning to around normal or maybe a “smidge” above. A weak cold front will attempt a move through the area on Saturday, but wash out in the process. Early next week a storm system will be cranking up in the High Plains and southerly winds will be strengthening. This will lead to a continued warming into the 70s.

Election Day Outlook

The storm will be going strong on election day – next Tuesday. High pressure is expected along the east coast. This translates into a near perfect day to go out to vote.

Eddie Holmes, C.B.M.

West Tennessee Weather Online

Jackson-West Tennessee Area Forecast

JACKSON-WEST TENNESSEE AREA FORECAST

WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN

4:48 AM CDT Tuesday, October 28, 2008

 

…FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING…

…FREEZE WARNING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING…

.TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH 52.

.TONIGHT…MAINLY CLEAR AND COLD. LOW 29.

.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH 60.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MAINLY CLEAR. LOW 37.

~EXTENDED FORECAST~

.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARMER. HIGH 68.

.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. LOW 45. HIGH 68.

.SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 46. HIGH 70.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. LOW 45. HIGH 70.

.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. LOW 48. HIGH 70.

**OUTLOOK FOR ELECTION DAY: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 52. HIGH AROUND 70.

 

HOLMES

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Jackson-West Tennessee Weather Summary

Freeze Watches Posted for Coldest Air of the Season

(Monday, October 27, 2008) – The coldest air of the fall is pouring into West Tennessee. One of the most incredible evidences of the arrival of this new air mass is the dryness of the air. Check out the graph of the dew point temperature.

Dew Point Trace from N. Jackson

The sharp drop into the teens speaks for itself. At 5 AM, skies were clear and temperatures had fallen into the mid-30s in Paris (37º) and it was 39º at Huntingdon. Jackson and Savannah were on the upper end of the scale at 42º.

Today through Wednesday

The cold air will be the big story. Freeze watches are posted for late tonight and again late Tuesday night. My thinking, given the very low dew points that this will become a no-brainer for a Freeze Warning to be issued by the NWS. Tuesday night will be the coldest night. I think we’ll see temps bottom out in the 20s in most areas outside of Memphis. That will clinch it for the growing season. By the way, this falls right in line with our average first 32º reading on the calendar. Daytime highs will be on the low end of the 50s today and Tuesday and in the upper 50s on Wednesday. Dry weather will prevail.

Thursday through the Weekend

Thursday will be a nice warm-up day ahead of a week disturbance will push another cold front through the area. Highs on Thursday will reach for 70º. This next front will have little or now moisture to work with so I expect only a few clouds with it. Highs Friday will be in the mid-60s. Meanwhile lows Thursday morning will be in the upper 30s and Friday morning in the mid-40s. Temperatures are a challenge for the upcoming weekend. I’m leaning toward a computer model that suggests we’ll could have possible highs in the upper 50s to around 60º. Morning lows will be in the 30s.

Eddie Holmes, C.B.M.

West Tennessee Weather Online

 

FREEZE WATCH Late Tonight & Tuesday Morning

From the NWS:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING…MAINLY BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES…ARE LIKELY FOR 1 TO 4
HOURS BETWEEN 1 AM AND 9 AM CDT. THE COLDEST READINGS WILL BE IN
RURAL VALLEYS. PATCHY FROST CAN BE EXPECTED.

TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING…COLDER CONDITIONS AND
WIDESPREAD FROST WITH LOWS MAINLY IN THE 25 TO 31 DEGREE RANGE
CAN BE EXPECTED. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED 4 TO 8
HOURS BETWEEN 1 AM AND 9 AM CDT. THESE LOW TEMPERATURES MAY END
THE GROWING SEASON.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

Jackson-West TN Forecast

JACKSON-WEST TENNESSEE AREA FORECAST

WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN

4:50 AM CDT Monday, October 27, 2008

 

.TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND BRISK. HIGH 51.

.TONIGHT…[FREEZE WATCH LATE]…CLEAR AND COLD WITH A POSSIBLE FREEZE. LOW NEAR 30.

.TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH 52.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…[FREEZE WATCH LATE]…CLEAR AND COLD AGAIN WITH A POSSIBLE FREEZE. LOW 29.

.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH 58.

~EXTENDED FORECAST~

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLEAR. LOW 38.

.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARMER. HIGH 67.

.FRIDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 45. HIGH 65.

.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. LOW 40. HIGH 58.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. LOW 38. HIGH 58.

 

HOLMES

Jackson – West Tenn Forecast

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
303 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

TNZ048>052-260930-
CROCKETT-HAYWOOD-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-TIPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…COVINGTON…JACKSON
303 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY…COOLER…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT…AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY…AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. SUNNY. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40.
.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
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