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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 948 AM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026

- No impactful weather is forecast for the next 7 days.

NEAR TERM

(Tonight) Issued at 1225 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026

No significant changes to tonight's forecast. High pressure remains in place over the Carolinas, Georgia into Alabama. Light and variable winds will result under a clear sky (other than thin high clouds at times). A modest ridge-valley split is expected for overnight low temperatures tonight. Readings will dip into the lower 50s for most valley areas, perhaps upper 40s in a few cooler pockets in northeast Alabama, with middle to perhaps upper 50s above the inversion atop the higher elevations.

SHORT TERM

(Saturday through Sunday) Issued at 948 AM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026

A 5h ridge will shift a bit further east Saturday into Sunday into the eastern Gulf of America through the southeast Atlantic states, with the 8h and surface highs shifting just a bit east of that location as well. This will enable more robust southerly flow to develop and keep temperatures unseasonably warm. Moisture advection will be slow to tick up despite the flow increase as the modified CP airmass with the high to the east keeps a strong influence. High temperatures both days will reach the lower 80s for most areas, possibly hitting 85 or so in a few locations. The highest Cumberland Plateau locations may sit just below 80 for highs.

LONG TERM

(Sunday night through Thursday) Issued at 831 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

By the start of the work week we will be in a solid blocking pattern both at the surface and aloft. Aloft, a troughing west/ridging east pattern will dominate through the period. At the surface, strong high pressure to our east will promote continual SSE flow. This will keep temps in the mid 80s with dew points in the 50s through the work week. Our attention will thus be directed towards when the blocking pattern will erode. Through the course of the week, several shortwaves will ripple off the base of the trough through the central CONUS, yet the strong high pressure will diminish these systems before they can reach us. Long range models continue to hint at a frontal system nearing the TN Valley during the second half of the week, yet diverge in solutions regarding the progression of the front. This creates significant uncertainty regarding when our next chances of rain will be and how much rain we will receive. If the front does make it through, models remain pessimistic with rainfall amounts below a tenth of an inch on Thursday. Unfortunately, this far out, it is still possible that the ridge and high pressure wins out and we remain dry through the end of the work week. We will keep an eye on this system to assess if it will indeed grant us any rainfall or if our warm and dry conditions will persist.

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 534 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026

VFR conditions will prevail for the duration of the TAF period at both terminals.

CLIMATE

Issued at 419 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026

The Climate Prediction Center has included all of Northern Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee in a Moderate/High Risk for Much Above Normal Temperatures for April 18-20. Therefore, there is a 50-70% chance for temperatures above 85-90 degrees F during this period

More information on the CPC U.S. Hazards Outlook can be found at: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats.php

HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AL...None. TN...None.