Arctic Express

(Tuesday, January 13, 2009) – At the time of writing it’s 24º.  Twenty-four hours from now it will be nearly as cold but we’ll likely not get this “warm” all day on Thursday.  The image below shows the location of the clipper system that will escort the arctic blast into our area.  By 6 pm Wednesday, the clipper will be located in Ohio and the arctic front will already have cleared West Tennessee.   Memphis NWS very aggressive with the cold temperatures and so they should.  Here is a sampling of the forecasted highs Thursday and lows Thursday night around West TN:

The Forecast Speaks for Itself

JACKSON-WEST TENNESSEE AREA FORECAST
WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN
433 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2008

 
 
.TODAY…BRISK AND COLDER. CLOUDY WITH MORNING FLURRIES, THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND 30 THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. LOW AROUND 20.

.WEDNESDAY…BRISK AND PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 40.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…BLUSTRY WITH A FEW LATE-NIGHT SNOW FLURRIES. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 15. …WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN MINUS FIVE AND ZERO…  WINDS NORTH 15-25 MPH AND GUSTY.

.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLDER. HIGH 22. …WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FIVE TO TEN DEGREES…

.THURSDAY NIGHT…CLEAR AND VERY COLD. LOW AROUND 6. LIGHT WIND.

.FRIDAY…QUITE COLD SUNSHINE. HIGH 23.