As The Mercury Grows
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · 10:31 PM
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Rain will diminish from west to east overnight. Unseasonably warm weather will last through Thursday with record highs possible. A dry, breezy cold front will arrive on Friday, bringing much cooler temperatures this weekend and into next week. Thunderstorms riding the state line tonight Sliding west to east, staying clear of my sight North of Interstate forty, weakening slow Bottoming out in the sixties below Patchy fog in the dark before the morning light I like the look of this forecast tonight Sun comes knocking, clearing up the grey We are tearing down the records on a hot Thursday Mid eighties to low nineties, turning up the friction Yeah baby, read the discussion Let it burn, watch the heat take hold I am strutting through the summer in a jacket of gold Yeah we ride the heat till the cold front blows As the mercury grows Friday rolls in with a dry cold front Breezy little shaker doing just what I want Low rain chances on the Cumberland Plateau Temperatures dropping down to thirty-eight below A quick taste of fall, but the heat comes back We are running this ridge right off the track Sun comes knocking, clearing up the grey We are tearing down the records on a hot Thursday Mid eighties to low nineties, turning up the friction Yeah baby, read the discussion Let it burn, watch the heat take hold I am strutting through the summer in a jacket of gold Yeah we ride the heat till the cold front blows As the mercury grows Low nineties on Thursday! Break every record! As the mercury grows! Yeah, as the mercury grows!
The forecast discussion
NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 1031 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2026
- Rain will diminish from west to east overnight.
- Unseasonably warm weather will last through Thursday with record highs possible.
- A dry, breezy cold front will arrive on Friday, bringing much cooler temperatures this weekend and into next week.
SHORT TERM
(Tonight through Friday Night) Issued at 1031 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2026
Rain and thunderstorms are riding the KY/TN state line tonight from west to east.
This activity is expected to stay north of I-40 and continue to weaken through the night.
There is a slim chance for some patchy fog after the rain passes through overnight, with temperatures bottoming out in the 60s.
Thursday should shake out to be a nice, albeit hot, day.
The potential remains for record to be broken in the high temperature department, with highs in the mid 80s to low 90s.
But skies will be clearing up through the morning.
LONG TERM
(Saturday through next Thursday) Issued at 1031 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2026
The cold front that lags behind the rain we saw today is expected to swing through on Friday.
This frontal passage looks to be dry, with the exception of some low rain chances on the Cumberland Plateau.
After this, we're not expecting any rain for the remainder of the forecast period.
Overall, we're looking at highs in the 60s/70s and lows in the 30s and 40s for the weekend.
Our temperatures will drop so much that we could see our first frost of the season on the Cumberland Plateau on Sunday morning.
Sadly, it will only be a taste of fall, as the return of clearer skies will also bring back the heat.
Highs by mid-week next week will creep back up into the upper 70s.