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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 843 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

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

NEAR TERM

(Today and Tonight) Issued at 832 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

Tranquil conditions across the Tennessee Valley this morning, with a clear and sunny sky, thanks to high pressure in control of our sensible weather. Winds will be lighter than yesterday and generally out of the southeast around 5-10 MPH. Combined with the ample sunshine, temperatures will again climb into the low to mid 70s in most locations once again. One thing we'll have to monitor is RH values, thanks to dewpoints potentially mixing out into the 30s later this afternoon (which would generally knock RH values to between 25-30 percent in the afternoon). While winds will not reach any critical fire weather criteria, conditions will certainly be dry enough to cause some issues if a fire were to ignite and caution continues to be urged with respect to any outdoor burning. It will be a good night for radiational cooling due to the clear sky in this dry air mass as low temperatures will again fall into the low to mid 60s by early Friday morning.

SHORT TERM

(Friday through Saturday) Issued at 832 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

An upper level ridge axis will build into the Deep South late this week, promoting warm/dry conditions through the weekend. As a result, temperatures will rise into the upper 70s to low to mid 80s each afternoon. Southerly winds will gradually advect more Gulf moisture back into the region as evidenced by dewpoints rising into the 40s and 50s. Thus, it will begin to feel a little more humid by the weekend.

LONG TERM

(Saturday night through Wednesday) Issued at 843 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026

By the weekend we will be solidly within a zonal flow pattern aloft maintaining our benign yet warm forecast. At the surface, high pressure to our east will induce southerly flow prompting a prolonged period of moisture and WAA. This will keep temps in the low to mid 80s and dew points in the 50s through the duration of the long term period.

At the start of the work week, zonal flow aloft will give way to a ridging east/troughing west pattern as a low pressure system develops in the northern Plains. Through the first half of the work week the low pressure system and associated surface front will drift across the central CONUS. Along and ahead of the front winds at the surface and aloft will veer to the SE supporting additional moisture advection from the Gulf, raising our dew points to the high 50s to low 60s. Cloud cover will also increase late Tuesday ahead of the front. Models continue to weaken the front as it approaches the TN Valley and subsequently have slowed down the arrival of any precip. The latest model runs have pushed the highest rain chances from Tuesday afternoon now to Wednesday afternoon as models struggle to resolve when and if the front will actually move through our area. Small fluctuations in the rain chances and best time frame for rain are likely over the next week as the system draws near however models have been fairly consistent in keeping rain chances near 30%. Thus, this likely will not be the event that provides aid to our ongoing dry conditions.

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1135 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

VFR conditions will be the predominant flight category at each terminal through the period underneath a clear sky. Winds will generally be out of the SE under 10 MPH.

HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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