Another Warm One, Storms, And A Downward Trend

One last picture to share with everyone from Savage Gulf State Park. It didn't occur to me at the time I took this snapshot, but now I realize how spectacular this view will be in October. Click on the picture to see the full view. By the way, with gas prices what they are these days these local spots ought to be real attractive to anyone wanting a quality hiking experience without the time, traffic, and expense of traveling up to Gatlinburg. (I still enjoy that area too, but honestly some of the hikes around here are just as nice without the crowds.)
Pretty nice weather around the area the last couple of days, but things are getting ready to change. In the pre-dawn hours we have some showers moving past us to the north. Cumberland County, especially south of Crossville has had some rumbles of thunder and some locally heavy rain this morning. Most of us will enjoy partly cloudy skies for the first half of today with highs climbing into the lower 80s this afternoon. Showers and storms will move in later today through tonight. And while we could see some strong to severe storms this doesn't appear to be a huge outbreak for us. Still we'll be watching the Live Storm Alert Doppler Radar and the VIPIR very closely for you. We'll still have some rain and storms around the area tomorrow morning, possibly lasting until mid to late morning here in Chattanooga. Then cooler conditions tomorrow afternoon with highs in the upper 60s. Very nice weather Thursday and Friday with mostly sunny skies, breezy northwest winds and highs in the low to mid 70s. Right now it looks like Saturday will get off to a dry start, but then showers and storms will move in again from Saturday afternoon into Saturday night. Showery periods will continue through Sunday as well. Highs both days this weekend may only end up around 70.
Not exactly hiking weather, and this could be bad news for the National Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburg, TN this weekend. (Hopefully no one will want to hit me with a skillet if their cornbread is soggy.)