Memphis residents can expect a shift from cloudy skies to sunshine later today, with temperatures climbing to a high around 85 degrees. The National Weather Service in Memphis reports a south wind blowing at 5 to 15 mph. Conditions tonight will change, bringing a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 am, and mostly cloudy skies with a low around 67 degrees.
Heading into Thursday, the forecast is decidedly wet with a 90 percent chance of precipitation. Rainfall amounts are expected to be between a quarter and half of an inch, as showers and possibly a thunderstorm roll in before 1 pm, followed by a chance of more showers and thunderstorms after that time. Residents looking forward to partly cloudy skies with a low around 64 degrees might be unsettled, as thunderstorms are mainly predicted before 1 am.
Looking ahead to Friday, the erratic spring weather continues, with a 50 percent probability of showers and thunderstorms, chiefly after 1 pm. It will be partly sunny with temperatures reaching upward near 80 degrees. The weather pattern remains consistent into Friday night, with additional showers and thunderstorms likely and an anticipated low around 58 degrees.
The weekend promises a reprieve from the storms with mostly sunny conditions and a high near 74 on Saturday. While the evening brings mostly clear skies and a low around 54 degrees. Sunday and Monday follow the trend of clear skies, hosting sunny days with highs climbing back into the 80s and lows in the mid-50s.
As the new week starts on Tuesday, the sunny stride sustains a high near 82, maintaining the series of pleasant days.
