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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 831 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

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

NEAR TERM

(Rest of tonight and Friday) Issued at 831 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

A tranquil evening is in store across the Tennessee Valley with high pressure located near the Mid-Atlantic being the main driver of the local weather. Clear skies and light winds will make for ideal radiational cooling with overnight lows dropping down into the mid 40s in our east to lower 50s further to the west.

Another beautiful Spring day is forecast on Friday as mostly sunny skies will push temperatures into the upper 70s with a few spots in our western counties likely exceeding 80 degrees. Southerly flow along the western edge of the sfc high pressure will provide some welcomed moisture advection during the day. This brings dewpoints into the upper 40s to lower 50s and greatly reducing the fire weather concerns. However, be careful if doing any local burns as fuels are still very dry and fire can spread quickly.

SHORT TERM

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

Heading into the weekend, the aforementioned sfc high drifts a bit to the southwest becoming more centered across the Southeast. The Tennessee Valley remains situated inbetween ridging over the Plains and troughing in the Northeast. As a result, the dry weather pattern continues through the end of weekend. Expect a continued warming pattern as southerly flow will bring both warm and moist air northward into the local forecast area. Temperatures on Saturday and Sunday rise into the low to mid 80s with morning lows in the mid to upper 50s. Dewpoints only in the low 50s should keep heat index values essentially the same as the air temperatures.

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

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1138 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

VFR conditions are forecast through the TAF period.

HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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