Forecast Summary

So here's an idea what to expect, just hitting the high points without a super-detailed forecast discussion. 

Tomorrow, Memorial Day, mostly cloudy skies, rain chance of about 50%. A few isolated thunderstorms could reach severe limits, but if that happens, the coverage is expected to be less than today's. This is just a low risk for isolated damaging winds or large hail in thunderstorms. The High should be about 81, the Low about 64. 

Monday night into Tuesday, rain and thunderstorms are likely. This looks like a soaker of a day more than tomorrow does. And again on Tuesday, a few isolated storms could become severe, producing damaging wind gusts or some severe hail. Look for a High near 80, a Low near 65. 

Wednesday the rain chance drops back to about 50%, about a 50/50 chance of any one spot getting a shower or thunderstorm during the day. The High should again be near 80, the Low in the mid-60's. 

Then Thursday calls for partly cloudy skies and only a 30% chance of rain, widely scattered showers and thunderstorms across the map by then. High staying near 80, the Low in the lower 60's. 

Then Friday with the passage of a cold front, rain chances go back to 40%, which means scattered across the map, but a little more numerous than on Thursday. High in the upper 70's, Low near 60. 

Then for next weekend, we've got high pressure centered over the Plains, and we turn sunny here again. Saturday should feature a High near 80, Low in the upper 50's. And Sunday the Low might be closer to 60 again, maybe some clouds coming back but probably no rain. 

That will be June 1st though, next Sunday. And in the summer months, you can get a stray rain shower or thunderstorm just about any day. Even when it's cooking at 100 degrees or more and dry most places, somebody can get one. And the temperatures look quite comfortable for this time of year for the foreseeable future. 

We did have a lot of trees and power lines come down in North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee today, even though it was from straight-line thunderstorm winds. Also a lot in Mississippi and Northwest Georgia. Looks like the tornadoes stayed out in Texas and Oklahoma today, mainly Northern Texas. As they were expected to. 

We are transitioning into a summer pattern soon where wind damage or large hail events will be a lot more isolated for the next few months. Our season for organized severe weather ends with the month of May as a rule. Which we're nearly through with.