Residents in the Knoxville area should prepare for a warm and stormy pattern ahead, as forecasted by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Knoxville. NWS reports the possibility of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 pm today, with a high near a hot 92 degrees and heat index values soaring as high as 100. The calm morning is expected to give way to southwest winds circling at 5 mph.
Throughout the night, there’s a persistent chance for continued showers and thunderstorms with a 60% probability before clearing slightly after 2 am; the temperate evening will deliver lows around 74 degrees, while calm winds shift from the southwest. Saturday follows a similar trend with a 70% chance for afternoon storms, partly sunny skies and a high nearing 89 degrees with heat indices flirting with the high 90s yet again, weekend plans should include considerations for unpredictable weather conditions and the mercury rising, a heatwave of discomfort drapes across the region and it ain’t letting up just yet.
Looking further into the week, this stormy cadence seems to hold a steady rhythm, as NWS predicts showers and thunderstorms are likely before 8 pm on Sunday, leading into a typical southern muggy low near 74 degrees. The start of the working week doesn’t provide much reprieve with a 60% chance of thunderstorms on Monday past 2 pm, and temperatures continue to press on the sultrier side of the thermometer, reaching close to 92 degrees…