Memphis residents are gearing up for a wet and potentially thundery weekend, according to the latest weather updates. The National Weather Service in Memphis has reported a 60% chance of showers overnight with an expected low around 69 degrees, an east-northeast wind gusting at around 10 mph, and less than a tenth of an inch of new precipitation possible. The detailed forecast suggests that Sunday will bring more substantial rainfall with a 90% chance of showers and possible thunderstorms after 1 pm, bringing new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch.
The upcoming week appears to continue this pattern, with showers likely and a possible thunderstorm before midnight on Sunday Night. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 4 am, followed by a slight chance of showers after 4 am. Cloudy skies will accompany a low of around 68 degrees and east winds between 5 and 10 mph, with new rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible. The humidity remains high at 97%, and such condensation is evident as the dewpoint hovers at a similar 69 degrees. Monday's forecast predicts a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms developing after 4 pm, even as the day breaks into a partly sunny high near 81 degrees, and a calm evening is expected with an east-northeast wind lingering around 5 mph, gradually dissipating into tranquility.
Looking ahead, the weather is expected to clear by Tuesday with sunny skies and a high near 84 degrees forecasted, leading into a calm night with patchy fog developing after 3 am and a low around 62 degrees. The pattern of clear skies and patchy overnight fog continues through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, with daytime highs climbing gently towards the mid-80s.
By the weekend, we're looking at mostly sunny weather once again, with a high near 85 degrees on Saturday, but it's not without a casual reminder of Memphis' humid reality; nighttime lows are expected to remain steady around the mid-60s indicative of the region's propensity for warmth that lingers long after the sun dips away, Friday night will be mostly clear with a low around 65 and such relative consistency in temperature grants residents a moment to pause and perhaps appreciate the brevity of change, not so lingering in the dome of the night sky but pressing on the skin as a dewy touch at dawn.
