Wet Today With A Split Weekend Ahead.

A quick story about this picture. This red bud tree is in my father-in-laws yard. And it is really a big, full, and beautiful tree. But it wasn't always that way. When he planted it, the tree was doing well for a few years. Then it died back. My father-in-law was going to cut it off at the ground and get rid of it. But before that happened, Spring rolled around again and the dead sticks began showing signs of life again. And every Spring since then it's been putting on an amazing display of purple. I'm not sure if this is common among red buds, but the one I transplanted from his yard into mine did the same thing this year. I have two red buds in the yard, and the bigger of the two appeared to be dead this year. But Dick said, "Don't dig it up yet, look what happened to mine." And sure enough, right now there is new growth near the bottom of what appears to be a small dead tree. So I'm hopeful this turns out to be a great looking tree with time. We'll see. (When I think about these two trees, the story feels more like a Sunday school lesson than a gardening tip. Don't give up hope, even when the odds are long and sometimes the rewards can be remarkable and long lasting.)
Big area of light to moderate rain early this morning across Middle Tennessee sliding towards us. This will move in late morning to early afternoon. Then I think we'll see a few breaks in the clouds late this afternoon with a few scattered storms popping up.
Saturday we'll start off seeing foggy areas, but the rest of the day look pleasant. Look for partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 70s to near 80.
Sunday will be another story. Another round of rain and storms moves through mainly from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. And right now it appears there may be more rain on Sunday than today. But totals from today through Sunday night will likely add up to 1" to 1 1/2" across the area.
A slight chance for a few afternoon storms Monday afternoon with highs in the mid 70s.
Dry and warmer Tuesday with highs near 80.