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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1028 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

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

NEAR TERM

(Rest of Today and Tonight) Issued at 1028 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

Upper ridging will be followed by a shortwave moving over the Southeast this evening and overnight. However, not much moisture will be associated with this feature. The most that it'll bring looks to be some increased clouds tonight into early Thursday morning. Otherwise, expect southwest winds to increase to around 5-10 mph with gusts to around 15 mph though the day that will largely persist tonight. These factors, along with dry conditions, should keep any fog formation at bay tonight.

It'll be a fairly mild day, with forecast highs generally in the lower to mid 70s. A few areas over far northwest Alabama may be warmer, in the upper 70s. Nighttime temperatures are moderating as well, so it won't be quite as cool as we've seen the past few nights. Lows tonight are therefore forecast to mainly be in the upper 40s to lower 50s, but a few spots in the higher terrain of northeast Alabama may dip into the mid 40s.

SHORT TERM

(Thursday through Friday) Issued at 1028 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

As the aforementioned upper shortwave moves east, brief ridging will take hold over the Tennessee Valley once again; however, this looks to evolve into more zonal flow by late week. Surface high pressure centered over the coast of New England (stretching down into the Southeast) will gradually shift south over Virginia through late week. Even so, high pressure will continue to dominate our weather through Friday. Therefore, dry weather and no rain will be the theme through the Short Term. Temperatures are also expected to warm into the upper 70s to lower 80s by Friday.

LONG TERM

(Friday night through Tuesday) Issued at 931 PM CDT Tue Apr 7 2026

The majority of the long term period will be marked by zonal flow aloft. This will support largely benign weather with winds and temperatures being driven by surface features. Surface high pressure will be stationed off the Atlantic coast for most of the long term forecast. Locally with will induce southerly return flow and allow for gradual temperature and moisture advection. Temps will rise from the high 70s on Friday to the mid 80s by Tuesday. Dew points will similarly rebound staying in the 50s for much of the period. On a CONUS scale, a trough will deepen through the weekend in the western CONUS with an associated front slowly dragging through the Plains by the start of the next work week. The front looks to near the TN Valley on Tuesday with cloud cover increasing on Monday ahead of it. Long range models show the front significantly weakening by the time is reaches us, with models diverging on if the front could support any appreciable precipitation. Have currently kept blended guidance supporting <40% rain chances Tuesday night, but would not be surprised if models began to trend drier as the system moves into the short term period.

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1148 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

VFR conditions will prevail at both TAF sites through at least Thursday morning. Elevated southeast winds between 5-10 knots with gusts between 10-18 knots will persist through this evening and into the overnight hours. Winds are then forecast to decrease by late Thursday morning to be around 5 knots or so. Furthermore, increased upper level clouds this evening/tonight will eventually clear Thursday morning.

HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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