Record Territory
Sunday, October 11, 2026 · 6:48 PM
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Patchy dense fog tonight, mainly east of Interstate sixty-five. Warm, dry weather this week with temperatures well above normal, record highs possible Tuesday through Thursday. Hey baby, old Isaias is lifting on out, yeah~ Drier air is rolling in, ain't no doubt. Clouds clearing from the west to the east right now, Got fog along Interstate sixty-five, let me show you how. Temperatures jumping straight into the eighties, oh yeah! Zero percent chance of rain to stop us, baby! The apex of the ridge is right over my head, So forget the forecast, come with me instead! Whoa-oh! The ridge is taking over tonight! Whoa-oh! We are breaking every record in sight! Wednesday's bringing ninety degrees, feeling so right, Yeah, we are moving into Record Territory! Highs today sitting in the mid-seventy zone, By Tuesday afternoon, we're setting the tone. Upper low is gone, now the heat is mine, So sweet and dry, baby, feeling fine~ Temperatures jumping straight into the eighties, oh yeah! Zero percent chance of rain to stop us, baby! The apex of the ridge is right over my head, So forget the forecast, come with me instead! Whoa-oh! The ridge is taking over tonight! Whoa-oh! We are breaking every record in sight! Wednesday's bringing ninety degrees, feeling so right, Yeah, we are moving into Record Territory! Yeah! Moving into Record Territory! Highs in the nineties! Building that ridge all week long, baby! Ain't no rain stopping this party! Record Territory! Yeah!
The forecast discussion
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 645 PM CDT Sun Oct 11 2026
- Patchy dense fog tonight, mainly east of I-65.
- Warm, dry weather this week with temperatures well above- normal, record highs possible Tuesday-Thursday.
SHORT TERM
(Rest of today through Monday) Issued at 1224 PM CDT Sun Oct 11 2026
What was at one point hurricane Isaias has now become an upper level low centered over TN/KY.
This will bring a low chance for scattered showers mainly over the Plateau this afternoon.
The upper level low will lift out of TN later this afternoon into the evening with an upper level ridge building in from the west.
This will start to push drier air into the region and we will see a dramatic decrease in cloud cover from west to east.
The western part of the area should clear out early this afternoon and the clear skies will keep working east into the evening.
Highs today make it into the mid 60s where cloud cover lingers and to mid 70s for areas that clear out this afternoon.
Clear skies and light winds along with recent moisture will lead to a good set up for fog tonight.
The highest chance for dense fog will be for areas along and to the east of I-65. We will see quiet weather on Monday as the upper level ridge continues to build in. We will see a big warm up with highs jumping back into the 80s.
LONG TERM
(Monday Night through next Sunday) Issued at 1224 PM CDT Sun Oct 11 2026
We are going to see quiet weather throughout the week as the upper level ridge takes hold over the region.
Highs will warm to near record territory Tuesday through Thursday.
The apex of the ridge will be over us during the middle of the week and that will be the peak heating, Wednesday will the day greatest at risk for breaking records with some areas reaching the lower 90s.
Late week and into the weekend an upper level trough will dig into the Great Lakes.
This will break the ridge down and bring falling heights and push a cold front through Middle TN. Highs will start to cool on Friday with them falling into the mid 70s to lower 80s.
The colder air will really filter in Saturday with highs dropping into the 60s!
Rain chances throughout the week are near zero and the front late week looks to be a dry front.