Day 3 of 100+ in Cookeville

The extreme heat wave for middle Tennessee continues today, Saturday, as we expect temperatures to top the 100° mark once again. Much of the area is under a heat advisory and outdoor activities should be limited to the early morning or sunset hours. 


If you must be outdoors for prolonged periods, please take care to increase your water intake and eliminate your alcohol consumption. Heat stroke and heat exhaustion is common during times of extreme heat. Even death has been known to occur. Heat Safety Information

TRIPLE DIGITS AND RECORDS:
After hitting 106° on Friday in Cookeville and seeing numerous records broken across the state, we'll be right back up around that temperature again today. The records, officially, that have been broken so far set June all-time highs and the highest temperatures recorded since records have been kept.

ALL TIME HIGHS:
Nashville 109° (old record 107° on 7-27-52 and 7-28-52)
Crossville 102° (old record 101° on 7-16-80)

TWO MORE RECORDS SET:
Yesterday's all time high in Cookeville was 99°...we are awaiting National Weather Service confirmation on the exact high. Today's all time high is 95°.....that will certainly be broken easily.

Burn bans have been ordered across many counties in middle TN. Locally, all burn permits, for Cookeville have been voided.

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Record Heat Continues Today Through The Weekend

Sizzling temperatures are on tap for today across the Cookeville, TN area. Expect a high of 105° here in town. That will break a long-standing record. The 100's for highs will continue right through the weekend and into the early part of next week.

We started at 65° at 5:00 am and had climbed to 71° by 7 am. Since the sun is rising, so is the temperature. In just 30 minutes, we gone from 71° to 78°. Going to be a very hot day across Cookeville.

Unfortunately, there is no rain in the forecast through the weekend and probably not even likely until at least next Wednesday or Thursday. Conditions are extremely dry and very dangerous in regards to a fire being easily set and able to spread quickly.

As of now, the professional fireworks show going on in Algood, TN at the Algood ball fields is still on.

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