Sprawling High
Monday, October 19, 2026 · 6:08 AM
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Cool nights and mild days through the week. Highs mainly in the seventies, maybe some lower eighties late week. Dry pattern for the rest of the month with drought conditions worsening. Yeah! Breathe it in, boys! Sprawling surface high pressure, parked real nice Tonight stays clear, cold as a cube of ice Lake fog lifting right around daybreak Not a single drop of rain for the ground to take Light winds drifting through the Cumberland line Sun's coming up and it's feeling fine Building ridge aloft, locked in the sky Rest of the month gonna pass us by Fire danger creeping up the dead brown slope Not a cloud in the blue, not a single drop of hope! Seventies today, lower eighties on the line Tinder in the grass and I'm feeling fine Sun keeps baking, the creek's running dry Living under the shadow of a sprawling high! October nineteenth and the moisture's gone Sunny and mild as the week rolls on No cold front coming, no relief in sight Just crisp sunny days and a frozen night Dust on my boots, smoke in the air A worsening drought and I just don't care! Building ridge aloft, locked in the sky Rest of the month gonna pass us by Fire danger creeping up the dead brown slope Not a cloud in the blue, not a single drop of hope! Seventies today, lower eighties on the line Tinder in the grass and I'm feeling fine Sun keeps baking, the creek's running dry Living under the shadow of a sprawling high! Yeah! Sprawling high! Worsening drought through the end of the month! Let it bake, baby! Sprawling high!
The forecast discussion
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 604 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026
- Cool nights and mild days through the week.
Highs mainly in the 70s, maybe some lower 80s late week.
- Dry pattern for the rest of the month with drought conditions worsening.
SHORT TERM
(Tonight through Tuesday Night) Issued at 1026 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026
Dry and seasonable conditions will stay in place.
Nights will be clear and cool and days will be sunny and mild.
Winds will remain light.
All of this will occur under sprawling surface high pressure with a gradually building ridge aloft.
There may be a few patches of fog along lakes and river in the late night - daybreak hours.
LONG TERM
(Wednesday through next Monday) Issued at 1026 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026
High temperatures will creep up well into the 70s late week, and a few spots may top 80. Nights will stay cool.
The air will remain quite dry and rain-free, so fire danger remains a concern as drought conditions worsen.