Temperatures have fallen into the low and mid 40’s overnight, the coolest readings since late April! The “heat island effect” is alive and well at Nashville International though. The pavement and buildings closer to major cities keep readings up as opposed to the outlying areas. Temperatures can fall an additional 5-10 degrees in outlying communities.
All things considered: low humidity, hardly a cloud in the sky, light winds and readings around the average: Today will be one of the 10 best days of the year! If you get a chance to get outside for your lunch hour…do so, you won’t regret it!
You’ll notice we are expecting a few more clouds to work their way into Middle Tennessee over the weekend. While we can’t rule out an isolated shower (best chance Sunday at 10-20%) most of the weekned should be dry and pleasant.
The extended forecast has us still in the 80’s until the middle of next week when a similar front to the one we just saw go by arrives on Thursday.
National Hurricane Center monitoring a weak system in the Carribean…could be labeled a depression over the next few days. Maps are showing the possibility of another system near Florida the middle of next week. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Kevin’s Class Question: Why is the right side of a hurricane considered the most powerful? (James in Lebanon)
Facing the direction of a tropical system, the right side has the reputation for being the strongest. This is because in the Northern Hemisphere the winds spin counterclockwise around the center. That means the winds blow in the direction of the coast on the right side instead of away from it. This results in higher storm surge and higher waves on the right side. And the wind has no friction due to land to slow it down. The tornado threat can also be greater on the right side. Bear in mind though that because the winds spin in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere, the left side is strongest there.
Kevin’s Class airs on Friday mornings during our 5:30 am half hour of News 2 This Morning. If you have a wetaher question, you can e-mail us at weather@wkrn.com!
