Strong Wind Gusts
Sunday, September 6, 2026 · 12:09 PM
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Heat Advisory remains in effect until eight P.M. tonight. Slight relief from the heat arrives tomorrow but temperatures will remain above normal through the period. Low rain chances until late week. Triple digit heat index burning up the ground Sweltering pressure across the southern town Stalled boundary sitting on the state line wall Waiting for the front to take a southward crawl East of Interstate sixty-five the sky starts to turn When the sun hits the moisture and the atmosphere burns The shear is meager but the energy is high Twelve zulu sounding lit a fire in the sky Over one thousand joules per kilogram stored The heavy sky is ready to strike with the sword Watch the line come down from the north Feel the sudden violence bursting forth When the updraft fails and the rain falls heavy and fast Every single cell is gonna hit with strong wind gusts Labor Day tomorrow brings a slight degree drop Mid-eighties to low-nineties before the storms stop Thirty to forty percent chance rolling in late Spitting downburst danger through the garden gate You cannot escape the heat but the sky is gonna crack Thunder on the border and there is no turning back The shear is meager but the energy is high Twelve zulu sounding lit a fire in the sky Over one thousand joules per kilogram stored The heavy sky is ready to strike with the sword Watch the line come down from the north Feel the sudden violence bursting forth When the updraft fails and the rain falls heavy and fast Every single cell is gonna hit with strong wind gusts Strong wind gusts Coming off the boundary line Strong wind gusts Blowing through the summer time Eight P.M. advisory, hold on tight Strong wind gusts
The forecast discussion
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 1207 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
- Heat Advisory remains in effect until 8 PM tonight
- Slight relief from the heat arrives tomorrow but temperatures will remain above-normal through the period
- Low rain chances until late week
SHORT TERM
(Rest of today through Monday) Issued at 1130 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
The Heat Advisory remains in effect until 8 PM tonight with triple digit heat indices expected across southwest Middle TN. A surface low is located just to our north with a stalled boundary draped roughly along the TN/KY border.
As this boundary drifts south later today, a few isolated showers and storms may be possible east of I-65. While shear is meager, instability will be plentiful and the KOHX 12z sounding recorded over 1,000 J/kg of DCAPE.
Therefore, although the chance for storms is low, there's potential for any storm to produce strong wind gusts.
A more pleasant temperature forecast is on tap for Labor Day with highs a few degrees cooler in the mid-80s to low-90s.
There's a low to medium chance (30-40%) of isolated to widely scattered showers and storms east of I-65 tomorrow afternoon.
LONG TERM
(Monday Night through next Sunday) Issued at 1130 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
High temperatures will gradually build back to the upper-80s to mid- 90s by Wednesday but PoPs will remain very low (< 10%) as an upper- ridge builds over the southern CONUS.
An upper low will move across Ontario and Quebec later this week and cause a surface front to traverse Middle TN on Thursday.
This will introduce our highest PoPs of the week (45-60%) and bring a slight reduction in temperatures on Friday (mid-80s to low-90s).
Daily low to medium chances (20-50%) for showers and storms will linger through next weekend.