The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a forecast indicating a stretch of sunny and increasingly hot days ahead for the area. Today is expected to be sunny with a high near 88 degrees and light winds becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. The calm and clear weather pattern is set to continue into the evening with a low around 70 degrees.
As the week progresses, temperatures are slated to rise, reaching a sunny high near 92 degrees on Thursday and climbing further to around 94 degrees by Friday. The evening conditions echo the daytime's calm, with mostly clear skies and lows steadily increasing from the low 70s to mid-70s through the end of the weekend. The humidity holds at a notable 93%, though, winds remain calm which may make the evenings feel less oppressive.
This weekend will usher in even higher temperatures, potentially establishing new norms for this time of year. Saturday and Sunday are both expected to be sunny with highs edging close to the mid-90s. Nighttime will provide little respite from the heat, with lows anticipated to be in the mid-70s.
The early outlook for next week suggests a continuation of this pattern, with no significant change in the sunny and dry conditions. Monday's forecast predicts a sunny day, with a high near 96 degrees, and the trend of mostly clear nights remains, with a predicted low around 76 degrees. The heat is expected to persist into Tuesday when the high could near a sweltering 98 degrees according to the NWS.
