tn weather

COLD START
We awake to temperatures in the lower 20's in Cookeville and even lower in some areas around us. Our friend in Crossville, just to our east, bottomed out just below 20° this morning.  Most locations in Middle TN are in the lower 20's this morning also.

LATEST OBSERVATIONS (not good kids!) @ 5:15

Rain is falling once again in Cookeville.  We've collected .12" this afternoon.  Temperatures have been creeping upward since around 3:15 from 36.4° to now 38.5°...we expect them to remain steady throughout the evening.  There is no expectation of any frozen precipitation overnight.

Another blast of arctic air will blow in

At 6 a.m. in Tennessee, temperatures range from 32° at both McMinnville and the Tri-Cities to 50° at the Memphis Int'l Airport.  Currently, I have 38.1° on my home weather station.

Made some additions to the blog today thanks to my faithful readers.

Many of you search for highs and lows on particular date during the last couple of years.  It is available under COOKEVILLE, TN CLIMATE DATA on the right-hand side of the blog.   This information is one of the most popular requests I get via e-mail.

It is now day #8 without any measurable rainfall for us here in Cookeville, TN.   I do notice a 10% chance for rainfall in the forecast for today...not going to get excited about that!

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Happy 8-8-2008! Temperatures this morning start in the lower 60's for most of us here in Tennessee with a few locations reporting upper 50's.  I think many of us will be in the

Well, the 100% chance didn't last very long...latest, updated forecast calls for a 50% chance...the rest of the week looks fantastic.