Land Bleeds Dry
Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 11:11 PM
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Mild, sunny days and cool, clear nights will continue for the foreseeable future. No rain is expected for at least the next seven days. Drought conditions will continue to worsen. An anomalously strong upper-level ridge crowns the continental United States! Surface high pressure stretches from the Great Lakes straight to the Gulf! Daytime highs reach the seventies beneath an unyielding sun! Overnight lows fall to the upper-thirties across the Cumberland Plateau! The airmass is stripped of all moisture! Relative humidity plunging to twenty to thirty percent! Light northeasterly winds under ten miles per hour! Elevated fire concerns sealed into the sky! An upper ridge of iron hangs over the continent! From the Great Lakes to the Gulf the high pressure sits! A drought foretold that will not break! Hear the ancient prophecy: the land bleeds dry! No moisture can escape this fortress in the atmosphere! Day after day the soil cracks beneath the weight of quiet air! The foreseeable future offers no rain and no relief! Seven endless days staring into a clear blue vacuum! An upper ridge of iron hangs over the continent! From the Great Lakes to the Gulf the high pressure sits! A drought foretold that will not break! Hear the ancient prophecy: the land bleeds dry! The land bleeds dry! Drought conditions worsen! The land bleeds dry! No rain for seven days! The land bleeds dry!
The forecast discussion
NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 1045 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026
- Mild, sunny days and cool, clear nights will continue for the foreseeable future.
- No rain is expected for at least the next 7 days.
- Drought conditions will continue to worsen.
SHORT TERM
(Tonight through Saturday Night) Issued at 1045 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026
An anomalously strong upper-level ridge over the central CONUS and a broad area of surface high pressure extending from the Great Lakes to the Gulf will maintain the beautiful weather across Middle TN. Daytime highs will reach the 70s while overnight lows will be quite chilly, bottoming out in the 40s for most but upper-30s across the Cumberland Plateau.
Our current airmass is very dry with afternoon minimum RHs ranging from roughly 20-30%.
Thankfully, northeasterly winds will be light (< 10 mph), but conditions this dry lead to elevated fire weather concerns across the area.
LONG TERM
(Sunday through next Friday) Issued at 1045 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026
This pattern of warm days and chilly nights will continue over the next week with no precipitation in sight.
Unfortunately, this will cause drought conditions to worsen.