806 FXUS64 KMEG 091110 AFDMEGArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 610 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
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.KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 609 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
- High pressure will build into the region bringing cooler temperatures for the remainder of the week. Highs are expected to be in the 70s through Friday.
- Temperatures will warm back up this weekend with highs reaching into the mid 80s by Monday and Tuesday. No measurable rainfall is expected for the next 7 days.
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.DISCUSSION... (Tonight through next Wednesday) Issued at 1144 PM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
All is quiet across the Mid-South as high pressure builds in the wake of a cold front. The incoming airmass is much cooler and drier than we have seen for much of the Fall season. Relatively strong CAA will help it cool off pretty significantly overnight into Thursday morning. Confidence is high that areas along the TN/KY state line will dip into the upper 40s Thursday morning. The cool trend continues into the daytime; most areas will barely climb out of the 70s Thursday afternoon. This mid Fall cooldown will unfortunately be pretty short lived.
By Friday, the upper level pattern out west begins to amplify very quickly to a stout ridge centered over the southern Rockies. We`ll be in no-man`s-land with respect to 500 mb climatology through the weekend, but that ridge will gradually translate eastward into next week. Afternoon high temperatures soar to well above normal in the mid to upper 80s by Monday, continuing through midweek. LREF 90th percentile (upper echelon of guidance) even has a few pixels of 90 degree temperatures in the MS Delta Tuesday and Wednesday. The good news is that with very dry air filtering in along the ridge axis, humidity will be kept at bay. This also keeps PoPs below 15% through the entire 7-day period.
CPC`s latest 6-10 day outlook keeps a high chance (70-80%) of above normal temperatures for the Mid-South through the end of next week as it looks like this ridge isn`t going anywhere anytime soon. Guidance is also leaning below normal precipitation for this same time period. Drought has been curbed a little with the most recent rain we`ve had, but with this dry forecast it may start to creep back into the severe drought territory.
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.AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 610 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
VFR conditions will prevail through the period. NE flow will follow a diurnal wind trend over the next 30 hours.
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.FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 1144 PM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Fire danger looks minimal through the next 7 days. Winds are expected to be light with afternoon RHs in the 30-40% range through the middle of next week. Dry and warmer conditions will be the trend after Thursday`s cooldown.
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.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. &&
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PUBLIC FORECAST...CAD AVIATION...DNM
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