Messy Independence Day and Weekend Coming Up

I hope you have some indoor plans for the July 4th Independence Day holiday weekend.

We have quite a storm system setup ahead and an abundance of gulf moisture will make for a very wet July 4th, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Forecasting models currently put the center of this activity over the Cookeville area. Make alternate plans just in heavy rains develop.

****FLOOD WATCH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT****

The 11 a.m. National Weather Service briefing stated that "heavy rainfall could lead to both river and flash flooding late tonight all the way through Friday." The expected area of impact is the eastern portions of middle TN including the Cookeville area.

"Heavy rainfall will be possible with amounts of 2-4 inches possible across the watch area."

A flood watch means there is a potential for flooding based upon current forecasts.

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As always, do not drive through roadways that are covered with water. Remember, TURN AROUND and DON'T DROWN!

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Wet Week Continues - Independence Day Forecast

We awake this Tuesday morning with patchy fog throughout the area. A slight chance for showers and thunderstorms later today with a high of 81°. Skies will start sunny as the fog burns off but will become mainly cloudy for the rest of the day.

Tonight, a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight with a mostly cloudy sky and a low of 65° by Wednesday morning. Can't rule out patchy, dense fog once again by morning.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely for Wednesday with a high of 81°. Best chances for the storms is after lunch. Rain chances 60%.

Wednesday night will seeing a continuing chance for showers and thunderstorms and a low of 68°.

For Independence Day (July 4th), expect a 70% chance for thunderstorms and below normal high temperature that will struggle to reach 80°.

Rain chances continue right through the weekend.

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Hot July 4th

Hope everyone is going to have a fun and memorable Independence Day.

HOT AND DRY:
Expect hot temperatures and a slight chance for rainfall. We'll see the upper 90's today. I'll call it 98° with a 20% chance of an isolated thunderstorm. Unfortunately, that means most of us will remain dry. Much of middle Tennessee is between 10" and 15" short on rainfall for 2012.

STAY HYDRATED:
Make sure you stay out of the sun for long periods today and drink plenty of water as the heat can be dangerous. The week ahead will be another hot one. It appears the end of our 7-day just may include some lower temperatures.

FIREWORKS:
A great fireworks show locally in the Cookeville, TN area will occur out in Algood at the City baseball fields. Freedom's Hope (hosted by Trinity Assembly and Church on the Hill) starts at 5:00 pm and the fireworks show starts at 9 pm. Food, drinks, great bands and a great time. Leave your own cooler in your car and your pets at home!

BLAZING HEAT!
Yesterday's high of 98° tied a record. It is the 4th high temperature record set since June 30. It is possible we'll either set or tie the record for today as well.

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
July 4, 2012
Yesterday's high: 98.4°
This morning's low: 71.1°
Normal: 87/65
Records: 97° in 1930 and 51° in 1967
Last year: 87/68

Rainfall 
0.00 at my station (although some received rain)
July total: 0.00
2012 total: 21.94" - (about 10" behind for 2012)
2.43" of rain fell on this date in 1939

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Increased Rain Chances

We're looking at a 40% chance of thunderstorms today across middle Tennessee. This is the best chance of rainfall in nearly three weeks. These chances will hang around with us through Wednesday, July 4. Not everyone will see a storm, but the rain will be a welcome sight!

The rest of this week includes slightly lower chances for thunderstorms.

High temps will be mainly in the 90's!

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
July 3, 2012
Yesterday's high: 96.6°
This morning's low: 67.4°
Normal: 87/65
Records: 97° in 1926 and 46° in 1988
Last year: 86/62

Rainfall 
0.00 at my station (although some received rain)
July total: 0.00
2012 total: 21.94" - (about 10" behind for 2012)
3.93" of rain fell on this date in 1986




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Fireworks Guaranteed

STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE:
Between Independence Day celebrations and strong storms expected today, you'll see some fireworks across middle Tennessee. The kind we don't want to see include lightning and thunder. Unfortunately, it looks like we'll see some of that variety (especially in northern sections of middle TN). Tonight should settle down enough for most places to get in their fireworks display shows.

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
July 4, 2011


Our morning low: 69.4°
Yesterday's high: 94.6°
Yesterday's low: 67.3°

Last Year: 89.3° and 66.7° 

Normal High: 87°

Normal Low: 64°

Records: 98° in 1942 and 45° in 1936

Rainfall Information:
24-hour precip total: 0.00
July rainfall total: 0.00
1.52" of rain fell on this date in 1941

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Hot Weather Continuing for July 4th

Hot once again on Sunday with a slight chance of a stray thunderstorm. Repeat that forecast for July 4th!

7-Day Forecast for Latitude 36.17°N and Longitude 85.53°W (Elev. 1079 ft)

Hotter Than A Firecracker

COOL MORNING START:
Interesting headline considering our morning low was 58°, which is the coolest morning in a more than a month. We'll have more on how our upcoming Independence Day holiday weekend just might resemble a hot firecracker as opposed to this cool, comfy weather like this morning.

AMAZING RAINS:
June's rainfall total ended up at 9.31", which is the 4th highest all-time in Cookeville since records have been kept dating back to the 1890's.

**The TOP 5 June Rainfall List**
1. 1998 - 16.62"
2. 1928 - 11.81"
3. 1997 - 11.07"
4. 2011 - 9.31"
5. 1989 - 8.53"

FANTASTIC JULY 4th WEEKEND:
Today's high across the Highlands of Tennessee is expected to be in the upper 80's, but it'll feel quite comfortable with much lower humidities. Looking ahead to our holiday weekend, expect highs to rise above 90° on Friday and stay there through July 4th. We'll hit 95° on Saturday, the same for Sunday, and drop a degree or two for Independence Day with a very slight chance of storms. Like I said, 'hotter than a firecracker'.

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac 
June 30, 2011
Our morning low: 58.1°
Yesterday's high: 83.2°
Yesterday's low: 61.4°

Last Year: 84.9° and 65.8°

Normal High: 87°

Normal Low: 64°

Records: 99° in 1936 and 48° in 1923

24-hour precip total: 0.00
June's monthly total: 9.31" (ranks 4th all-time)
1.42" of rain fell on this date in 2007

JUNE 2011 ALMANAC:

After a blazing, hot start where temperatures where near all-time highs, we've backed off quite a bit during the second half of the month and will finish the month (85.6°) about 1.5° higher than a normal June (84.1°), more than 2° cooler than last year (87.8°) and more than 7° lower than the record June in 1944 (92.7°). Rainfall was well-documented this month as we were very dry in the first half (less than 1 inch) and finished the month over 9" (9.31") resulting in the 4th wettest June in Cookeville's documented history. 

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Hot Today, Changes Come Friday

MUCH DESERVED BREAK:

After taking a few days off for the Independence Day holiday, I'm back in the saddle here at CookevilleWeatherGuy.com

HOT WEATHER CONTINUES:

It'll warm up quickly this morning as high pressure continues to dominate our weather pattern. Expect 93° today and the same on Thursday, but changes loom on the horizon as Friday looks like our best chance for rain in the last 10 days! The weekend appears to be much cooler with highs in the middle 80's.

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Independence Weekend Forecast

MARVELOUS RUN OF WEATHER AHEAD:

If warm (to nearly hot) sunshine-filled days and cool overnights are your definition of sensational weather, then I have great news for you....the next several days are going to be the cat's meow! Highs will trend from the middle and upper 80's to the lower 90's by mid-week. At night, we'll see lows (by sunrise) in the middle and upper 60's. An isolated shower chance enters our picture by Friday. See forecast below.

SMITHVILLE JAMBOREE:

Do you enjoy great music, wonderful dancing, and people watching? The Smithville Jamboree is the place to be through Saturday night. Just a short drive from Cookeville, it is one of the premier fiddler competitions in the nation. As usual, Cookeville's public television station (WCTE) will have live coverage from Smithville. My family attended last night and it was great to see many of you who enjoy this blog. Thanks for coming up and introducing yourselves. 

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac 

July 3rd, 2010 

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This morning's low: 68.5°

Yesterday's high: 87.1° 

Yesterday's low: 56.8° 

Normal High: 87° 

Record: 99° in 1925

Normal Low: 64° 

Record: 50° in 1924

Last Year: 79° and 59° 

2.60" of rain fell on this date in 1965

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Gorgeous Weekend Ahead

Very Nice Holiday Weekend:
July 4th is rapidly approaching and our weather will be quite nice considering we're right in the middle of summer. We started out this morning with a low of 57°. Expect a high this afternoon in the middle 80's and warming each day with 87° on Saturday, and 91° by Sunday. It'll be sunny during the day and clear at night with lows in the lower to middle 60's each evening.

At 8 a.m. in Cookeville, TN

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac (7/2/10)

This morning's low: 56.5°

Yesterday's high: 82.2° 

Yesterday's low: 62.1° 

Normal High: 87° 

Record: 97° in 1926

Normal Low: 64° 

Record: 46° in 1988

Last Year: 80° and 61° 

" of rain fell on this date in 

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Not A Bad Start For July

10:20 PM UPDATE:
Already down to 65° in Cookeville.
I expect mid to upper 50's by sunrise Friday!
Don't get too used to it as upper 80's to near 90 return soon. No rain until about Tuesday.

COMFORTABLE WEATHER ALERT:

Expect daytime highs to reach just 83° this afternoon after morning lows of 62°. I call this a fantastic start to July. We'll gradually warm each day as we go through the Independence Day holiday. By July 4th, we should see highs around 88°.

FROM MIDNIGHT TO 7:45 THIS MORNING

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The Change Has Arrived

GOOD MORNING WITH GREAT WEATHER AHEAD

A very nice start to our day. Our low was 66° at 5:07 am. Cloudy skies this morning will give way to sunshine later with a high of 86°, but a north northeast wind will make it not feel that hot. Overnight, look for clear skies and MUCH cooler with lows around 60°...some of us will be in the 50's!

AT 7:15 AM....AWESOME....

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JULY 4th OUTLOOK:

Expect sunny skies right up through Independence Day with highs each afternoon in the middle 80's and lows from the upper 50's to middle 60's. July 4th will be beautiful with a comfortable daytime high of 86°.

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac 

Yesterday's high: 87.3° 

Yesterday's low: 68.7° 

Normal High: 87° 

Record: 99° in 1936

Normal Low: 64° 

Record: 48° in 1923

Last Year: 84° and 59° 

1.42" of rain fell on this date in 2007

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Independence Day 2008

It is July 4, 2008...the 232nd anniversary of Independence Day

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In celebration of independence, I've decided to post some great links to websites that educate us about events leading up to July 4th. Enjoy!

USHistory.org Declaration of Independence Site
Archives.gov Site
Answers.gov Site

I've heard a quote from Benjamin Franklin (the oldest signer at 70) concerning the signing...He said "We'd all better hang together on this or we will hang separately." INTERESTING!