Daily Weather Briefing for Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Local News

The 2018 election season officially got underway yesterday as several candidates were waiting to file at noon in Franklin. Read more on the blog to see what offices are open for elecation and who filed for them in the first few minutes. [LINK]


Local Outlook

A cool wedge of high pressure will build in from the north through today before weakening on Wednesday. Warm high pressure will then builds in from the south to end the work week, bringing a return of well above normal temperatures. The next front will approach from the northwest late Friday, cooling temperatures back to near normal and increasing rain chances again. This unsettled pattern will maintain some chance of rain most days through early next week.


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Today

Cloudy skies with highs ranging from the upper 40s at the higher elevations to the mid-50s in the lower elevations. Winds 5 to 10 mph out of the southeast. 40% chance of rain lingering into the afternoon. Rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are expected.


Tonight

Mostly cloudy skies with fog expected to develop after midnight. Lows ranging from the mid-30s at the higher elevations to near 40 in the lower elevations. Calm winds.


Wednesday
Cloudy skies with highs ranging from the mid-50s at the higher elevations to near 60 in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. 50% chance of rain with rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch expected.


Wednesday Night

Cloudy with lows ranging from the low-to-mid 40s at the higher elevations to near 50 in the lower elevations. Winds around 5 mph out of the southwest. 70% chance of rain.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with highs ranging from the low-to-mid 60s at the higher elevations and near 70 in the lower elevations. 50% chance of rain.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy with lows ranging from the upper 40s at the higher elevations to the mid-50s in the lower elevations.

Hazards

Hazardous weather is not expected today.