Good Monday to everyone,

As I prepare this morning forecast, I am in West Tennessee about 700 miles away from you there in Nelson. Already miss those mountains! It’s pretty flat here, pretty but in a different way. This is where I grew up almost on the Mississippi River.

Look for another super wonderful day weatherwise! We’ll see partly cloudy skies in Nelson County. Temps will warm nicely well into the lower & mid 80 valley, mountains around 80 degrees. So a warm day all around. Monday night we become mostly cloudy with temps falling into the upper 50’s valley and around 55 on the mountains.

By Tuesday we see chances of rain work into the forecast. Highs still mild generally in the upper 70’s.

We get a brief break in the rain Wednesday but by Thursday the better chances for rain surface continuing till around Friday then we clear Friday night. Temps cool to lower 70’s for daytime highs over the weekend, but we should see plenty of sunshine.

Ironically the system you will see there in Nelson is already starting to affect where I am now in W-TN. We may actually see severe weather here by Wednesday.

I’ll update again as things progress on the forecast.

Have a great Monday!
-T-

Good Sunday,

What a great weekend thus far and Sunday won’t be a disappointment either! Today look for sunny skies and temps ranging from low to mid 80’s valley and lower to mid 70’s mountains. As of 10:40 EDT the NCL- Wintergreen Nature Foundation Wunderground station showed a mild temperature of 74 degrees. This is about as close to perfect as you can get!

Tonight temperatures drop to upper 40’s to near 50 valley and around 46 to 47 degrees mountains. We will start having southerly winds later today so temps will stay up a bit warmer tonight than previous nights.

On Monday the nice weather continues with mostly sunny skies and temps low 80’s valley – mid 70’s mountains. Southerly winds do increase in the afternoon to around 15-20 MPH. Monday night looks to be mild again with lows valley 55 – mountains low to mid 50’s depending on cloud cover. Mid 50’s if clouds bank up against the mountains overnight. The winds stay up in the 10-20 MPH range overnight Monday.

By Tuesday skies become partly sunny as some clouds begin working in – in advance of the next system. Still mild temps in the upper 70’s & upper 60’s mountains. By Wednesday afternoon chances of rain move into the area with temps again in the upper 70’s valley – and around 70 mountains.

The chances for thundershowers continues through Friday.. By Saturday, right now it looks like the rain will be on it’s way out of here. Great timing!

Enjoy your Sunday, it’s gonna be a beautiful one!
-T-

Good Thursday morning!

A pretty uneventful day on tap for most of the area. If you think it’s been a cool or cold several weeks you are right. Was reading the discussion this morning from the NWS office in DC / Sterling:

Past 12 days balt (Baltimore) as cold as ever
recorded. District of Columbia is 2nd coldest. Another day of continue cool temperatures is on
tap for the area as the now distant upper low still has enough
influence to keep the flow out of the NE off the water.

Has been a pretty cool and damp month. Hang on that is about to change!

Days like this are a mere 24 hours away.

Photo by Paul Purpura for NCL Magazine – Lake Monacan

Thanks Paul for a great shot from earlier this week. Days like this are around the corner with a huge warm up headed our way next week. We’ll easily make it into the 70’s this coming weekend, again just in time for the Pharsalia Folk Festival. Know Foxie and Dick have been working hard out at Pharsalia to get it ready. Be sure you make it either Saturday or Sunday, or both!

Thursday look for mainly cloudy skies for pretty much the entire day. Temps without any sun will barely make it into the mid 50’s valley and mid to upper 40’s mountain. Light NE winds. We’ll see some light showers from time to time, but that’s about it. Tonight clouds remain with a passing shower. With clouds in place temps only fall to around 40 valley and upper 30’s mountains.

Here’s where it gets better. Friday we’ll start out with clouds moving to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon and temps in the upper 60’s valley, around 60 mountains. Friday night clear with temps generally around 40.

Saturday sunny temps low 70’s valley low 60’s mountain
Sunday sunny temps in the mid 70’s valley – mid 60’s mountain.

By next week we’re talking 80’s! – I am ready!

Everyone have a great Thursday,
-T-

Good Wednesday to everyone,

Did you hear that last night? Yea, me too, nothing! For the first time in days the wind wasn’t howling. Yea, we still had some breezes, but nothing terrible. Wednesday look for partly cloudy skies and temps working toward near 60 degrees valley – around 50 mountains. A stray shower in particular on the mountain is possible, but nothing major. Clouds are across the area as shown on local satellite view. But you can see some breaks working in, think the afternoon will have plenty of sun mixed with clouds from time to time in most areas.

Wed night lows fall to around 43 degress valley and around 35 mountains. It will be mostly cloudy with again slight chances of a shower. Thursday mostly cloudy skies continue with a roughly 50/50 chance that someone will see a shower. Regardless it will be light rain and mainly confined to the west of the Blue Ridge vs east. Highs Thurs upper 50’s with light easterly winds.

After clouds Thursday the rest of the extended period look tremendous! Friday highs in the low 60’s with partly cloudy skies, Sat upper 60’s and Sunday 70+ ! Finally will feel more like it should for this time of year. Looks like a great weekend for the Pharsalia Folk Festival on Saturday and Sunday!

Have a great Wednesday!
Tommy