The National Weather Service in Memphis has released its latest weather forecast, indicating a sunny day ahead with a high near 36 degrees, after a chilly start at 20°F this morning, according to their website. As the day progresses, the light north northwest wind will shift to a south southwest breeze in the afternoon, offering a slight reprieve from the earlier cold. Humidity stands at 55%, and there's fair visibility stretching to 10 miles, though the wind chill had dropped earlier in the day, bringing what felt like a brisk 10°F to those stepping outside.
Tonight's forecast suggests continued clear skies with a low around 25, while the wind is expected to take a turn from southwest around 5 mph, to northwest after midnight for those who might be out late, the NWS Memphis page advises. Looking ahead to Martin Luther King Day, the NWS predicts increasing clouds with another cool high near 35 degrees, so it may be advisable to layer up for any outdoor commemorative events, and a north wind will flow at around 5 to 10 mph, which could add a bite to the air if one is not dressed warmly enough.
As we move into tomorrow night, the skies are expected to be mostly cloudy before clearing up, with lows settling near the 20-degree mark, and the north wind calming, which could bring some solace from the day's chill, NWS Memphis suggests. Then on Tuesday, the forecast promises sunshine with a high climbing toward a more manageable 41 degrees, though calm winds turning south around 5 mph in the morning could make temperatures feel cooler than anticipated, so a jacket might still be in order.
The rest of the week follows a pattern of increasing clouds on Tuesday night, with a low around 30 as the south wind picks up to 5 to 10 mph, Wednesday carries a 30 percent chance of showers amid partly sunny skies, a high near 47, and continued south winds at 5 to 10 mph, though the uncertainty of rain might complicate outdoor plans for those wishing for a dry day. As the week progresses, chances of showers fluctuate, with overnight lows hovering in the low 30s, until later in the week when temperatures peak at a high near 54 on Friday and a possibility of more showers into the weekend.
