Severe Weather Chances Monday

Overnight on Sunday we do expect any severe weather to stay to our south. That, however, will change on Monday as much of the area will be under the gun for some possible severe thunderstorms. Rain chances will be in the 60-70% range.

Low tonight around 64° with a possible chance of a shower or thunderstorm
High on Monday of 81°
Should dry out for rest of work week with highs in the upper 70's to near 80°.

I'll have much more in the morning before working hours.

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Severe Weather Possible Monday

Warmer weather is on tap for Sunday with plenty of sunshine. Light winds will make outdoor activity quite comfortable. Highs will reach around 82° this afternoon in the Cookeville area.

We are watching the potential for severe weather to develop for middle Tennessee on Monday. At this point, the main threat is damaging winds with a lesser threat from large hail. Obviously, we'll keep up with that and keep you informed.

Interesting article in Sunday's Herald-Citizen newspaper about 18 cases of spotted fever in the Upper Cumberland region. There are tips in the article on how not to become a victim of a tick bite.

The rest of the 7-day features below normal temps for Tuesday through Friday but it should be mainly dry after the upcoming Monday weather event.

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Chilly Overnight and Gorgeous Saturday

Downright chilly tonight for the Upper Cumberland as temperatures are already down to 52° at 11:15 pm. We do expect temps to drop on down into the 40's overnight. Saturday morning will be quite chilly as we start in the 40's and will rebound to the low 70's by tomorrow afternoon. Winds should be mainly calm through the morning hours.

Sunday should be even nicer with sunny skies and a high near 80°.

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25 Degrees Cooler

If you remember last Friday, we were up in the 90's and the heat index was pushing 100°. Today, however, just a short week later, we'll struggle to get into the upper 60's with scattered light showers this morning and mostly cloudy conditions this afternoon. Winds will be from the northwest at around 5 to 15 mph.

Last evening's strong to severe weather stayed to our west and the heaviest rains moved north of the Cookeville area. Expectations were for around one inch of total precip and we have recorded just 2/10ths of an inch.

Tonight will be very cool with the lows dropping to the mid and upper 40's by Saturday morning. This is some of the coolest weather in nearly a month. By the way, the coolest June 1 ever was 42 degrees back in 1966.

Saturday's forecast will be partly sunny with highs in the mid 70's and Sunday will be sunny again with highs in the upper 70's. Enjoy this late spring cool down! The rest of the 7-day forecast is located at the link below.

By the way, we'll have the complete breakdown of what happened in May. Look for it this weekend!

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Scattered Severe Storms Possible

Storms will move into Tennessee later today as a cold front moves closer to our area. The most likely threats include damaging winds, large hail, frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall. There is a chance that a squall line could develop.

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The cold front will usher in some much below normal air for Friday and Saturday. We'll be as much as 25° cooler on Saturday than Saturday of last weekend. It'll feel great after a very hot week and a half.

THURSDAY FORECAST:
Storms develop later today. High of 85°. Chance of showers and thunderstorms is 50%

THURSDAY NIGHT:
A 90% of showers and thunderstorms. Some may be briefly severe and a low of 62° by morning.

FRIDAY:
Much cooler with a 40% chance of showers before lunch and a high of just 71°. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

SATURDAY:
Chilly start of around 49° and a high temp of just 71° under a mostly sunny sky. The wind will be from the west northwest at 10 mph.

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Dense Fog Advisory This Morning

If you're just waking up this morning, notice how thick the fog is in certain areas (see above photo).

There is a Dense Fog Advisory for all of middle Tennessee this morning. The fog is expected to hang around through the 8 o'clock hour for many of us and even later for others.Visibilities are down to less than 1/4 mile. Slow down if you run into foggy areas. Be sure to have your low-beam lights on.

Strong storms are possible coming up for Thursday and Thursday night with the most likely events being heavy rains, damaging winds, and large hail.

For today, sunny after the fog lifts with a 10% chance of rainfall after 5 pm and the high will be 86°.

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Thunderstorms Possible

TUESDAY FORECAST:
Thunderstorms are rumbling to the west of Nashville this morning and may well affect our area later this afternoon. Combine those with the moisture being pulled into our area from Tropical Storm Beryl and you've got the ingredients for a 50/50 shot for storms around Cookeville. Today's high will be around 85°

Expect dry weather and warm temps on Wednesday with a high of 88°

EXTENDED FORECAST:
Storm chances return on Thursday and will go all the way through Friday night. We'll see quite a drop off in temps with highs in the mid 80's on Thursday, mid 70's on Friday and Saturday, and near 70° on Sunday.

HOW MUCH RAIN:
All in all, these next few days may well see anywhere from 1" - 2" of rainfall over our area.

The heat, however, returns on Monday of next week.

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HOG RALLY:
Don't forget...the HOG Rally starts in Cookeville today and goes through June 3rd. There will be many, many Harley-Davidson owners visiting our town. Be nice as those visitors will spend lots of money in restaurants and hotels. Welcome to Cookeville HOG owners..we are glad you're here!

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Blazing Hot Sunday

We're in for another hot day across the Highlands region of Tennessee. The heat has prompted another special weather statement for today. Remember your heat safety tips.....I'd rather no one become a victim of this early season heatwave.

We missed out on a record yesterday in Cookeville. Officially the high was 91°. (record was 93° from 1916) We'll be close to another record today as we expect highs to rang from 92-94° and the record is 94°, which last occurred in 1941.

No rain is expected for Sunday, however, there will be a chance (albeit, slight) for thunderstorms on Memorial Day across the area.

Here is something to look forward to in the forecast. Next weekend will be as much as 20° COOLER than this weekend.

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