The National Weather Service in Memphis has released a detailed forecast for the coming days, marking a calm before the storm. According to the latest update, the city of Memphis can expect sunny skies today with a comfortable high near 68 degrees. Winds are expected to be a light west-northwest around 5 mph by the afternoon. After sunset, the sky will remain clear, with temperatures dipping to a low of around 46 degrees and a gentle south-southwest wind of around 5 mph.
Looking forward to Tuesday, residents can anticipate similar conditions, with the thermostat pushing a tad higher to a sunny high near 75 degrees. The wind, picking up from the south-southwest, will blow slightly stronger at 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday night skies will be clear with a low near 51 degrees and a southern breeze around 10 mph. Wednesday night promises a 70 percent chance of showers and potential thunderstorms after dusk, specifically targeting the window between 10pm and 1am, with possibly more rain and thunder to follow past 1am.
According to NWS Memphis, this midweek shower activity could lead to rainfall amounts ranging from a tenth to a quarter of an inch, although thunderstorms might bring higher totals. Thursday maintains a 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm, but the clouds are expected to clear to give way to sunshine with a high near 74 degrees. In a similar rhythm, Thursday night is slated to be partly cloudy, settling around 59 degrees with a soft south-southeast wind.
The latter end of the week intensifies as Friday's forecast signals a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms post 1pm, with a partly sunny day warming up to a breezy 79 degrees. Friday night anticipates an 80 percent chance of precipitation with showers and possible thunderstorms concluding prior to 1am, following which showers are likely to continue. Capsizing the week, Saturday offers a reasonably split chance at showers and thunderstorms with a 50 percent probability and a high near 69 degrees under a partly sunny sky. The week will conclude on a sunny note Sunday, with a high around 65.
