There has been lots of talk recently about our ongoing El Niño, even named the “Super” El Niño. But what does that even mean? I’m sure you’ve seen all sorts of predictions about what this may spell for this upcoming winter – I’ve heard it all from a ton of snow to tornado outbreaks. Here, we’ll just talk facts.
I do finally have good news, but I’ll get thru the bad first.
Our Heat Advisory now goes thru Sunday at 7p.
Actual air temperatures (in the shade) will continue to be near 100°, with humidity sending heat index values near 105°.
This forecast would be impressive even in July/August, and the fact that it is September 17th makes it even more impressive.
Impressive as in, brutal.
Heat Advisory continues thru 8p Saturday for heat index values near 105° each afternoon.
I am running out of ways to say “it’s hot and dry” – but I’ll do my best.
Our Heat Advisory now runs thru 8p Saturday.
Actual air temperatures will flirt with triple digits each day, with heat index values near 105°. Every single day thru Sunday will have a chance at either a tie or breaking the daily record high.
Our average high for September 15 is 83°. We passed that at 9a this morning.
Our forecast high is 100°, which would break the daily record high of 98° set in 1927. If we do hit triple digits, it would also be the second latest instance of us doing so (latest is September 21, which we did in 2022).
While Cam Ward did not say this exact quote, he is probably thinking it.
I do have my football takes, but I’ll save that for another day, perhaps a rainy day – which we don’t have any of.
This will not be a long blog, because there is not much to talk about except bad news.
The Titans are back, so that’s good news at least. The bad news is that it’ll be a hot one. Temperatures will be near 90° by kickoff, in the shade. We’ll climb into the mid 90s by this afternoon. Sunscreen and water will be your friend.
Today, we remember and will never forget the lives that were tragically lost twenty-five years ago.
Most of today will be dry, and some may stay dry throughout the whole day.
Scattered showers and storms will be possible later this afternoon and evening, with chances around 30-40%.
Welcomed showers have started early this morning, as local crunchy grass rejoices.
These showers will likely come to an end before lunch when we get a break in the action.
Then, additional showers and storms will be possible later this afternoon and evening. Overnight, the Storm Prediction Center added us to a 5% chance of damaging straight-line winds within 25 miles. This is just to account for any storms that may briefly pulse up and reach severe criteria (58mph+ winds). Not expecting any widespread issues, no tornado concerns.
We stay dry today while we continue to bake in the heat.
There’s a Heat Advisory in effect for Davidson (Williamson excluded, but it’ll still be hot) from 11a to 8p today.
High temps in the mid 90s with dewpoints in the upper 60s will send heat index values near 105°.