Memphis residents can expect a mix of sunny skies and increasing chances of rain over the course of the week, the National Weather Service reports. High temperatures will consistently hover in the low 80s, with today seeing a high near 81 degrees and breezy conditions, as winds from the south southeast blow at 15 to 20 mph and gusts could reach up to 30 mph, according to the NWS forecast. As the evening approaches there's a 30 percent chance of showers after 5 am tonight with the weather continuing to hold partly cloudy skies and keeping a low around 68 degrees.
Heading into Tuesday, the likely onset of showers and the possibility of a thunderstorm after noon are on the horizon, bringing with it an 80 percent chance of precipitation—new rainfall amounts may range from three quarters to one inch, this damp trend continues with showers and possibly a thunderstorm through Tuesday night, setting a similar tempo for a week seeming to balance the verge of storms with the prevailing calm, setting lows around 61 degrees with calmer winds. By Wednesday, the chance of showers and thunderstorms dips slightly to 40 percent with mostly cloudy conditions and a high near 73, while the night again brings a higher likelihood of precipitation at 60 percent, the forecast details.
The back-and-forth dance between the weather systems continues into the latter part of the week, with Thursday presenting a 30 percent chance of morning showers and thunderstorms—this fades into a slight chance of showers as the skies hold mostly cloudy providing a high near 72 and north northeast winds at 5 to 10 mph. By Thursday night, the region will be back to a 20 percent chance of showers post-midnight, and the lows will settle around 59 degrees.
The forecast rolling into the weekend remains consistent; Friday and Saturday project a 30 and 40 percent chance of showers, respectively, displaying partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies during the day and lows around 60 at night, Sunday brings a slight drop in the likelihood of rain to 40 percent and a mild high near 71, residents should keep an eye out for these on-and-off wet conditions though the sun will try to peek through the clouds, as indicated by the NWS's latest update.
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