August 22, 2017 #TriCitiesWx Forecast

It’s been a sunny and hot day around the area, not too unusual for late August. There’s a cold front on its way toward us, and it’ll bring showers and storms late tonight and in the morning, and cooler weather after that! Welcome to the Tri-Cities Weather Blog forecast for tonight through Friday!

Officially, we saw 90 degrees here in the Tri-Cities for our high temperature today. It was a tick warmer in Knoxville at 91, with Chattanooga coming in at 94 today. We won’t see temperatures that warm for the entirety of this forecast! Here’s the outlook to prove it:

• Tonight-Increasing clouds, with overnight showers and storms. Lows near 70.
• Wednesday-Cloudy with rain early, partly cloudy late. High 81.
• Wednesday night-Partly cloudy and cooler. Low 56.
• Thursday-Mostly sunny. Highs near 80.
• Friday-Mostly sunny. Highs near 80.

The aforementioned cold front is set to move through here tomorrow morning. That will bring showers and storms mainly after midnight tonight, and before noon tomorrow. As the front departs, we’ll see more and more sunshine as the afternoon goes on.

This cold front actually means some business, as tonight’s low will be close to 70, and tomorrow’s will be in the mid 50’s! That’s a big difference, even if the daytime highs only drop about ten degrees.

Thursday and Friday look beautiful and dry, and even Saturday looks mostly dry as we start to warm back up. There will be a small chance of rain each day this weekend.

That’s all for now, thanks for looking here for the forecast today. Have a great Wednesday!

August 21, 2017 #TriCitiesWx Forecast

It’s been an interesting and busy day in the Tri-Cities with the start of the Appalachian Fair and then the eclipse! Weather becomes more of a factor in life starting tomorrow night and Wednesday, then we cool off. Welcome to the Tri-Cities Weather Blog forecast for tonight through Friday!

Temperatures still got close to 90 this afternoon, despite the loss of about 7 degrees or so due to the eclipse. I was able to watch it thanks to some glasses others were able to pick up earlier, and it was interesting to see, for sure! As we go through tomorrow, more and more clouds will block the sun, with rain and storms tomorrow night. Here’s the outlook:

• Tonight-Fair skies, except patchy morning fog. Low 65.
• Tuesday-Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs near 90.
• Tuesday night-Partly cloudy, scattered storms developing late. Lows near 70.
• Wednesday-Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 81.
• Thursday-Partly to mostly sunny. High 81.
• Friday-Mostly sunny. High 82.

A cold front will bring the clouds tomorrow late in the day, then rain and storms begin to come in tomorrow night. We’ll have more numerous showers and storms Wednesday until the front passes.

After that, cooler air arrives! We’ll go from near 90 tomorrow to close to 80 for both Thursday and Friday, with neither of those days aided by rain cooling. So if you’re planning on going to the Appalachian Fair, by far the best two days are going to be Thursday and Friday. And Saturday won’t be too bad, either.

I’ll have more on the weekend forecast hopefully tomorrow. Have a great Tuesday!

August 18, 2017 #TriCitiesWx Forecast

It’s auto racing time in Bristol, with events going on at the track tonight and tomorrow night. The weather should cooperate, especially on Saturday. Welcome to the Tri-Cities Weather Blog forecast for the weekend!

Temperatures are comfortable this afternoon, cooler as you head north and higher in elevation, and warmer toward Knoxville. While they are near 90 degrees now, we’ll all get close to that starting as early as Sunday. Here’s the outlook:

• Tonight-Partly cloudy, a few evening showers. Low 63.
• Saturday-Mostly sunny and warmer. High 87.
• Saturday night-Partly cloudy, patchy fog late. Low 63.
• Sunday-Mostly sunny. Highs near 90.
• Monday-Mostly sunny with a small chance of rain in the mountains. High 88.

A weak cold front moves through our area tonight, and might spark off a rain shower or two. Should that happen, they might have to delay NASCAR for a little while. The race gets in tonight for sure, as we get drier as we go along.

It will be typical August weather on Saturday, without the afternoon rain chance! So it looks like all systems are go for the night race tomorrow night. Patchy fog might become an issue late after the race, but that’s about it.

For the rest of the weekend, expect sunshine and hot temperatures. The same is true for Monday, with temperatures a couple degrees cooler because of the eclipse! We’re not in the area of totality, but we’ll see enough blockage to drop our temperatures for a little while Monday afternoon, and that will knock us down a degree or two.

I’ll have more on that on Sunday, and if anything unexpected happens tomorrow, you’ll get it here. Have a great weekend!

August 17, 2017 #TriCitiesWx Forecast

If you’re headed out for Race Night in downtown Bristol, or the handful of high school football games going on, the majority of the evening should be dry. Early on, though, there may be a couple rain showers or storms. Welcome to the Tri-Cities Weather Blog forecast for tonight through Monday!

To the outlook we go…football broadcast preparation is underway!

• Tonight-A few showers and storms at times, otherwise partly cloudy. Lows near 70.
• Friday-Partly cloudy with some scattered showers and storms. High 87.
• Friday night-Partly cloudy with a couple isolated showers and storms. Low 63.
• Saturday-Partly to mostly sunny and warmer. High 89.
• Sunday-Mostly sunny. Highs near 90.
• Monday-Mostly sunny. High 91.

There are a few storms near Knoxville right now, and they’re headed generally in our direction. They should arrive shortly after 7 pm, so if you’re at Johnson County, Sullivan Central, or Tennessee High, make note of that. It looks right now like storms from the west may be a bigger threat to football and race night in Bristol.

We’ll get a break for a while tonight, then a few showers and storms are possible off-and-on tomorrow. After that, a warm front moves through, bringing sunny and warmer conditions. We’ll have temperatures close to 90 each day Saturday through Monday with lows in the upper 60’s each night.

Off I go for the Sullivan County Football Game of the Week between Sullivan North and Sullivan Central! We’ll start the broadcast at 7pm, so be sure to give us a listen on 96.3 FM, 100.7 FM, or at Top Gun Radio.com.

August 16, 2017 #TriCitiesWx Forecast

If you can believe it, it’s almost time for high school football! It starts tomorrow night, with Sullivan Central hosting Sullivan North as the first Sullivan County Game of the Week. We’ll go on the air at 7:10 with pre-game show coverage on 100.7 FM and 96.3 FM, Top Gun Radio. How’s the weather going to be? Well, let’s give it a look!

Here’s the full outlook through Saturday, then we’ll talk about tomorrow in specifics:

• Tonight-Cloudy with scattered showers, maybe a thunderstorm. Low 70.
• Thursday-Partly cloudy, scattered showers and storms. High 88.
• Thursday night-Partly cloudy in the evening, rain developing late. Low 70.
• Friday-Partly cloudy with scattered showers and storms. High 87.
• Saturday-Partly to mostly sunny. High 88.

Let’s deal with Thursday first. There will be rain during the day, so for football purposes the grass will likely be slick. As it looks right now, we should see a few different waves of storms, and as of right now storms should be gone by game time.

However, if the storms travel slower or something else develops, lightning delays are possible. Keep that in mind as you head out tomorrow night either to Blountville for Central’s game, or anywhere else in our area. There is a small chance of rain at kickoff, but that decreases during the evening.

Overnight, rain returns, but it looks like there could be scattered storms on Friday as well. There could be rain/lightning delays for either racing at Bristol or any football games played that aren’t close to the track. Saturday looks clear with only a small chance of rain for racing at Bristol.

I hope to have more details toward mid-afternoon before I head out. I’ll be the analyst for the Sullivan County Game of the Week each week on Top Gun Radio, with Rick Brooks providing play-by-play. We’re covering mostly Sullivan North and Sullivan Central, but we’ll stop by East and South occasionally as well. We hope you’ll tune in starting tomorrow night at 7:10, then every Friday night through October.