Not Exactly Summer Weather Lately

Just back from a nice break and it was nice to come back to an e-mail from Michael McDonald. Michael lives in Ringgold, and was our Junior Forecaster awhile back while Paul Barys was on vacation. Michael had a great time while he was here at Channel 3, and who knows........you might see Michael again on t.v.. He wants to be a meteorologist some day. He checks out the radar every day on his computer at home. Good luck Michael! And thanks for the pictures.
So far, so good weather-wise. Heat has been building out west from Texas and Oklahoma westward. And here we sit with VERY COMFORTABLE humidity and slightly below average temperatures. As we know these conditions won't last long, so we need to enjoy it while it lasts.
Today: Mostly sunny and becoming breezy this afternoon with highs into the lower 80s.
Tonight: Clear and cool. I think Chattanooga ends up around 56 by tomorrow morning. But outlying areas could dip into the low 50s, and an isolated report or two of upper 40s would not surprise me.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant. Low humidity and highs around 84.
Wednesday: Another front approaches the area, but this one may not have the push the last couple of fronts have had. I still think we have some scattered storms move in Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night with highs into the lower 80s.
Thursday and Friday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance for an afternoon storm and highs in the mid 80s. But right now the start of Riverbend 2006 looks pretty good.
Some real questions down range. If you look at the pattern evolving on some of the models, a pretty strong front moves through the middle of next week with some very nice, cool air again moving in Wednesday the 14th through Saturday the 17th. But the Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a pretty big heat wave moving into the eastern 2/3rd's of the nation June 12th through the 18th. The center of above normal temperatures is parked over Southern Illinois and Kentucky and we would really be feeling Summer in all it's glory. So it will be fun to see what actually happens. Stay tuned!