A chill in mid May is often called "Blackberry Winter". Granted, this cool spell is nowhere near the record cold of April, but it is below normal. Our normal low temperature this time of year is 56 degrees, we should be about 10 degrees below that value Friday through Sunday morning. Thursday morning was just the start of the cooling trend, here is a sampling of this morning's lows:
Ft Payne, AL: 41
Robbinsville, NC: 41
Crossville, TN: 43
Murphy, NC: 46
Dalton, GA: 50
Chattanooga: 52
Most areas in the lower elevations should see temperatures in the upper 40s by Friday morning. The mountain tops should have readings in the lower 40s and even a few upper 30 degree readings in the highest elevations of the Blue Ridge Mtns (Big Frog Mtn, Grassy Mtn). Morning temperatures over the weekend should be in the middle 40s valley locations and near 40 mountains. The weekend looks outstanding with sunshine and warm afternoons from 75 to 80 degrees.
Today's Weather Web Headlines:
Smoke from South Georgia Wildfires Reaches Atlanta (link)
Improved Hurricane Monitoring this Season (link)
National Hurricane Center vs NOAA for Funding (link)
Please be sure to read my other postings from the past week regarding other weather headlines from around the Tennessee Valley.
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