After a hot & dry pattern lately, we might begin to see a brief change for the weekend. Friday should remain hot and dry with temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90 under a partly to mostly sunny sky. Some scattered clouds should begin to move in Saturday from the northwest. We will be closely watching a possible thunderstorm complex to our northwest begin moving southeast toward the TN Valley. This could create the possibility of some late afternoon & evening t-showers for the 4th of July holiday, but mainly on a scattered basis. We could see a better coverage of showers and thunderstorms Sunday as an area of disturbed weather continues to move in from the northwest. The Storm Prediction Center has placed parts of TN in a “Slight Risk” category for the possibility of severe storms.

The outlook for Monday also includes the slight possibility of severe storms.

After a showery start to the upcoming week, it looks as if a hot and dry pattern should resume for the middle and late stage of the week.

David Glenn
Storm Track 9 Chief Meteorologsit

Just as we returned to “normal” for rainfall…..Just was we were able to shed the effects of the 2007 drought…Along came June.

For hot weather lovers, you probably enjoyed June as 18 of the 30 days had temperatures 90 or above. 98 was the hottest on both the 21st & 28th. But, for those of us not wanting to see another drought, June was not what we wanted.

We entered June with a rainfall deficit of just over an inch. We ended the month with the deficit soaring over 4 inches. We only received 0.73″ of rain for the entire month. The driest ever June was in 1944 when only 0.29″ was received. We are not at the brink of drought again just yet, but we have to hope for a pattern change as we head into July & August.

I mentioned the hot temperatures above. The average temperature for the month was 79.7 degrees which was 4.3 degrees above normal.

David Glenn
Storm Track 9 Chief Meteorologist

The cooler trend of weather seems to continue according to the NWS. Bill Race

Sunday’s high temperature in Chattanooga was 98 degrees which tied June 21st for the hottest day this month. You want some relief? Well, we are about to receive some!

A cool front will pass through the Tennessee Valley through the early morning hours of Monday. Our dewpoints will drop off signifying a drop in humidity. A refreshing breeze from the northwest will be felt throughout the day Monday. With full sunshine, afternoon temps will still bake around 91 degrees. But, it will not feel as oppressive as the humidity will be at a much lower level than what we had over the weekend.

The dry air will also allow nighttime temps to really drop off. Low temperatures by Tuesday morning should be in the lower 60s in the city. In fact, to the north and at higher elevations temps could be in the 50s. These comfortable mornings should continue for much of the week. This should allow us to give our A/C’s a break and open the windows at night.

The down side to the lower humidity is of course the absence of any chance for rain. We have about a 4 inch rainfall deficit for the year. I just do not see much of a chance of rain all week, except for Friday when a few afternoon pop ups are possible.

David Glenn
Storm Track 9 Chief Meteorologist

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE…
POLK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE…

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 611 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF BENTON…AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY
THESE DAMAGING WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE…
DUCKTOWN…PARKSVILLE…ARCHVILLE…BIG FROG MOUNTAIN AND
TURTLETOWN.

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT…

AT 439 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER RINGGOLD…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS WHITFIELD AND
CATOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF
THIS STORM INCLUDE SALEM…RINGGOLD…BOYNTON…INDIAN SPRINGS…
GRAYSVILLE…COHUTTA…VARNELL…TUNNEL HILL…ROCKY FACE…MILL
CREEK…DALTON AND DAWNVILLE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE…
MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE…

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 426 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATHENS…
AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY
THESE DAMAGING WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE…
ATHENS…SWEETWATER…MADISONVILLE…ETOWAH…NIOTA…ENGLEWOOD AND
MOUNT VERNON.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA…
EXTREME SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE…

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 326 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MADISONVILLE…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY
ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
MURPHY AROUND 425 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
VIOLET…UNAKA…HIAWASSE DAM AND MARBLE.

Scattered strong to severe storms will be possible through the afternoon & evening. We will keep you posted of any Watches & Warnings.

David Glenn