The National Weather Service in Memphis has provided the latest weather forecast for the region, signaling a mix of slight unpredictability with predominant heat for the coming days. According to the NWS latest update, today will present a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2 pm and 3 pm, with mostly sunny skies and temperatures soaring as high as 95 degrees Fahrenheit, while heat indexes could reach up to 106 degrees, with a calm wind shifting south southwest at approximately 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight's forecast suggests mostly clear skies with a low temperature around 75 degrees, and the wind shifting southwest at about 5 mph before becoming calm later in the evening; this pattern of calm nights is expected to continue throughout the week with low temperatures consistently in the mid-70s. Looking ahead to Wednesday, there's a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 pm, under mostly sunny conditions and a high near 93 degrees, the heat index potentially rising as high as 105, calm winds becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon, while the forecast anticipates new rainfall amounts to be less than a tenth of an inch, however, this could be higher in thunderstorms.
The National Weather Service also predicts a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon, with a mostly sunny sky and a high near 92 degrees, whereas the nighttime brings partly cloudy skies and a low around 75 degrees, likewise, Friday introduces a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 pm and a sunny day with a high around 95 degrees.
As the weekend approaches, Memphis will see sunny, hot weather with highs near 97 degrees on Saturday and Sunday and nighttime lows around 76 to 77. Monday will stay sunny with highs near 96, continuing the pattern of hot afternoons, occasional storms, and clear, calm evenings typical for mid-August.
