Cracks Wide Open
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 6:27 AM
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Cool nights and mild days will continue. No rain for the foreseeable future. Drought conditions are going to worsen. Dry high pressure remains in full control. Seasonably cool in the forties at night. Daytimes sitting warmer than normal in the seventies. Relative humidity values dip each afternoon. Light winds across the drying ground. Enhancing risk from fires. Static air locking over the valley. The extended dry pattern holds us fast. No moisture to break the stillness. High pressure stands sentinel over Tennessee. Day after day, the air grows drier. No rain for the foreseeable future. The sun bakes down without relief. The air stays dry afternoon after afternoon. The soil cracks wide open. Drought conditions are going to worsen! Drought conditions are going to worsen! Drought conditions are going to worsen! Drought conditions are going to worsen!
The forecast discussion
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 626 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026
- Cool nights and mild days will continue.
- No rain for the foreseeable future.
Drought conditions are going to worsen.
SHORT TERM
(Tonight through Wednesday Night) Issued at 1024 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026
Dry high pressure will remain in control through the forecast period.
Nights will stay seasonably cool in the 40s and daytimes will be a few degrees warmer than normal, mainly in the 70s.
Relative humidity values will dip each afternoon, enhancing risk from fires, but winds will be generally light.
LONG TERM
(Thursday through next Tuesday) Issued at 1024 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026
Temperatures will gradually warm late week and this weekend, but nothing extreme is expected.
Otherwise, drought conditions will worsen as the extended dry pattern continues.