Cool Nights, Warm Days

Nice August Start:
Our run of cool evenings continue during the first several days of August. So far lows have mainly around 60° with 58.2° recorded this morning. Average low temps are 65° this time of year. We are off to another below normal month for August as the average temperature is already 4° below normal. This afternoon's high in Cookeville was 86.6°.

48-Hour Forecast:
Tonight: Clear, low 58°
Tuesday: Sunny, high 88°
Tuesday night: Clear, low 61°
Wednesday: 30% thunderstorms, high 91°

Extended Forecast:
Expect thunderstorm chances to increase for both Thursday and Friday with highs in the mid to upper 80's. Rain chances are great than 50%. Lower chances for rain this upcoming weekend with highs in the mid 80's and lows in the mid to upper 60's.

Air Quality Alert for Nashville Metro area and surrounding counties.
Areas to our west are under an Air Quality Alert issued by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation from midnight tonight (Monday) through midnight on Tuesday night. Persons with respiratory disease such as asthma should limit prolonged exposure in the alert areas. The general public is not likely affected by this alert.

Tonight's Links:
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Another Sunny Day After A Cool Start

If you're a fan of cool nights and warm sunny days then this is the weather for you. We start out the morning at 55.7° the fifth day in a row in the 50's. This afternoon temps will climb into the upper 80's with a calm wind and sunny, clear skies. Overnight, expect another cool night with lows near 60, I believe we'll drop down to the 50's for the sixth straight night. On Friday, we'll push 90°.

SUNNY SKIES THROUGH WEEKEND:
The pretty weather continues through the weekend with rain expected by Monday and Tuesday of next week.

AIR QUALITY ALERT:
A 'Code Orange' Air Quality Alert is in effect on Thursday (today) for counties surrounding the Nashville area. The closest one to Putnam County is Smith County to our west.

LATEST TRACK ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC:
Residents of Florida BE ON THE LOOKOUT for Tropical Storm Isaac. The current track takes over the Dominican/Haiti this weekend and then onto Cuba Sunday and then into the Gulf near Key West on Monday and up the west coast of Florida Tuesday. It is still early and this track may change.

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
August 23, 2012
Yesterday's high: 84.3° 
This morning's low: 55.6°
Normal: 87/63
Records: 104° in 2007 and 50° in 1997
Last year: 91/58

Rainfall 
0.00" at my station
August total: 5.64"
2012 total: 31.94"
1.77" of rain fell on this date in 1958

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Hot, Highs In The 90's

We return to stifling heat today across much of the area.

There is an Air Quality Alert for the surrounding counties near Nashville.

Look for highs to reach in the lower 90's here in Cookeville and middle 90's in much of the rest of middle TN. The heat will stay in place for Thursday but thunderstorm chances increase significantly with likely thunderstorms on Thursday night and again on Friday.

The weekend actually looks quite nice with chilly overnight temperatures around 60° and highs only in the lower 80's!

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Cookeville's Daily Almanac
August 8, 2012
Yesterday's high: 88.4° 
This morning's low: 68.3°
Normal: 87/65
Records: 104° in 1930 and 48° in 1989
Last year: 92/69

Rainfall 
0.00" at my station (on Sunday)
August total: 3.20" (thru Sunday)
2012 total: 29.50"
1.76" of rain fell on this date in 1996

The average August high temperatures through the first week of the month are normal while precipitation is more than double the amount of normal. Back in 1942, there was 6.39" of rain recorded in the first week of the month.

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Continued Dry And Hot

We'll be right back up in the 90's (92°) again on Saturday with light winds and sunny skies. Clear Saturday night with a low 65° and sunny on Sunday with highs around 95°.

Today will be the sixth straight day of 90+ temps.

Remember, heat is a MAJOR KILLER. Here are some heat safety tips!

There is an Air Quality Alert for the counties surrounding Nashville. This AQA is issued by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and is called a 'Code Orange'. Ground level ozone levels will approach or exceed unhealthy levels. Generally, the public won't be affected but people with a respiratory disease such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

Lightning Safety Awareness Week starts Sunday! We'll profile some part of safety each day.

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