Memphis is slated for a classic case of spring weather variability, as indicated by the latest projection from the National Weather Service. Residents can expect temperatures to swing from a pleasant 71°F today down to a nippy 40°F by Saturday night, wrapped in a week-long dance of partly sunny skies, potential showers, and gusty winds. Today's outlook boasts partly sunny skies with a mild east wind nudging thermometers up to a comfortable high nearing 71°F.
As the sun dips, the city's weather narrative will inch towards mostly cloudy tonight, the mercury hovering around a 52°F low – the east wind, reluctant to sleep, persisting at a slight 5 mph. Showers seem likely by Friday afternoon, under a dominion of mostly cloudy skies with a salute of east southeast wind bringing in a 60% chance of precipitation, Memphis bearing witness to perhaps less than a tenth of an inch as we inch closer to the weekend, according to the NWS.
Saturday's script flips to a partly sunny morning that unfolds into full sunshine, though tempered by a brisk north wind blowing at 15 to 20 mph – gusts may reach for the dramatic at 30 mph. Those clear skies at nightfall could see temperatures tumble to around 40°F, with an east wind still playing a tune between 10 to 15 mph.
At the week's conclusion, another partly sunny day is on the billing for Sunday, with a high near 67°F, a south southeast wind conducting the day's rhythm. The night may bring a thicker cloud cover and warmer lows around 55°F, the southerly gusts crescendoing to 25 mph. Come Monday, showers alongside the stage possibility of a thunderstorm are set to make an entrance after 1 p.m., as the weather narrative crescendos, introducing a 60% chance of precipitation into the mix, the winds assuming a more assertive, breezy character, as forecasted by the National Weather Service.
The week, steadfast in its script of unpredictability, looks to curtain with a series of potential showers through Tuesday, punctuated by intervals of sun; expect high temperatures to circle around the 65°F mark, dipping to a low near 44°F at night. As we reach the midpoint of the following week, a mostly sunny stage seems set, with highs likely to linger near a temperate 65°F.
