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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 851 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

- Medium chances of showers and a few storms will return to the forecast Saturday into Sunday.

NEAR TERM

(Rest of Today and Tonight) Issued at 851 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

Surface high pressure was centered across the mid South through the mid Atlantic states this morning. This will maintain another pleasant fall day with highs in the upper 60s (higher elevations) to lower 70s (valleys) this afternoon. A ridge-valley split of 10-12 degrees will occur tonight again with overnight lows in the lower 40s to lower 50s.

SHORT TERM

(Tuesday through Wednesday) Issued at 851 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

Over the next two days, the high will shift to the mid Atlantic and New England regions. A 5h ridge over the Gulf of America into the southeast U.S. will shift into the Carolinas and FL peninsula while weakening. This will allow a couple of shortwaves to enter the mid South and OH Valleys, but will only bring a few high clouds. Otherwise, temperatures will remain similar with highs in the middle 70s in the valleys) and upper 60s to lower 70s atop higher elevations of the Cumberland region.

LONG TERM

(Wednesday night through Sunday) Issued at 858 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

Another ridge will attempt to build back into the Tennessee Valley late this week, resulting in sunny/dry weather Thursday and Friday and highs climbing to around 80 degrees each day. The ridge will begin to shift east on Saturday, with an area of low pressure developing over Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley Saturday night into Sunday. As it stands right now, Saturday (Halloween) looks to be a warm/dry day with increasing cloud cover -- with potentially some low rain chances returning to the forecast Saturday evening. Medium chances of showers will return to the forecast late Saturday night into Sunday as the low quickly shifts eastward across the Deep South. This will give the Tennessee Valley, it's best shot at appreciable rainfall in a couple weeks. We will need to resolve the timing of the system better, but our greatest confidence appears to be on Sunday for now.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 603 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

Amended in a short 2 hr MVFR tempo (until 12Z) for KMSL for pops of fog development this morning. Otherwise, both KMSL and KHSV will be VFR for the rest of the TAF period.

HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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