Hot Hot Hot! 100 Degree Weather and Storms This Week!

[Curt]

Looks like the hottest week of the year next week. No doubt you will be able to fry some  outside without the stove:

TNZ088-260915-
SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN...
MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON
332 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008

.TONIGHT...A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S..MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 100..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.

I am not a fan of July and August. Bring on Fall.

[lyngo]

It'll be close...I'd say definitely the hottest days this summer.  Still, this summer beats the heck out of last summer in terms of heat.  I'm lovin' the occasional cold fronts that have been able to push through this year...

[Thundersnow]

Yeah, even with some hot days, we've had some unusually pleasant days for July also this year.

I'm just thankful that it's raining some, unlike last year.

[Kevin]

Certainly looks like Memphis's first 100 degree days are on the way...

Models show 850 temps reaching to between 23 and 25 C by Tuesday along with 500 heights near or above 590dm. This should easily translate to temperatures of around 100, possibly as high as 102 or 103. The one saving grace is soil moisture levels are running about normal, and heights aren't near 600dm, so it shouldn't be a repeat of last summer with 103 to 108 temps for highs. Still, the soil moisture will evapotranspirate enough to keep dewpoints up, so heat advisory criteria will still easily be met, and we're likely to flirt with excessive heat warning criteria a couple of days.

[Shelly89]

It is hot up here also and we have had a lot of rain and the humidity is unbearable.  The high today was 89, but it shore felt like 100+ with the other factors, was gonna ride the horses today, too hot   Looking forward to weeks end for me on Wed, I am going to stay in looks really hot for the forecast.

[Clay]

Nashville and Knoxville should be spared from the heat.   

[Cameron K.]

That will be some hot weather to come home to.

[Eric]

Figured I'd put this here since "next week" is actually this week.  Maybe some of us will see some wet stuff before the days out:

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1140 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008

.UPDATE...
SOME CONVECTION HAS POPPED UP NCNTRL-NE SECTIONS...AND OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES ABOUND ALONG WITH JUICY AIR MASS...SO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT
LIKELY. WILL LEAVE ZONES/GRIDS ALONE FOR NOW BUT MAY HAVE TO BUMP UP
POPS SOME LATER.

[Snowman]

I changed the title Eric.

[Charles Loring]

The wind has picked up a little here. Storm off in Morgan and Scott counties in TN has been Severe T'storm warned and another cell up towards Allen County going into now Barren County looks good too.

[servocrow]

It has been overcast most of the day here.  Little shower popped up to the south, but don't know if we'll get any benefit from it.  I've already watered the garden (first time I've had to in a couple of days).  Regardless, ANYTHING that holds off the "Pressing the Century Mark", I'm certainly all for   

Still, this year's weather is BY FAR more tol'able than last years ....and you can fry  on that statement!

[Charles Loring]

Here's Mr. Boyd's take on the storms for today.

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1237 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2008

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-281900-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...
LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...
COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...LINDEN...
LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...
COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...
MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT...
SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
1237 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2008

.NOW...
THE STRONGER SPEED SHEAR THROUGH THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
WOULD FAVOR STRONGER STORMS ACROSS PLATEAU INTO EASTERN
TENNESSEE...NORTHWARD INTO KENTUCKY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS
ARE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

$$
BOYD

[Eric]

I changed the title Eric.

 

[Charles Loring]

We're getting a good soaking rain here. Wind has picked up a bit too.

[servocrow]

YAY!!  Good soaking rain here as well!  Won't have to water tomorrow!!

WOO HOO!!!