9/16/2009 @ 7AM in Bedford County, Tennessee

Raindrops are falling on our head this morning. Showers are coming to a location near you today. Tropical air with plenty of rain and warm temperatures. We are well into the second straight week of this wet weather pattern. This is likely a direct result of the El Nino and we can expect this wet pattern to continue through the Winter. On the plus side the same El Nino is hampering the Hurricane development. The showers for the time being are expected to slowly taper off a bit as we get into the weekend. Looking for a 82 degree High and a 66 degree Low tonight. Here is the Hazardous Weather Outlook for Middle Tennessee from the NWS this morning. 508 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE..DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MID STATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AND SOME PLACES MAY SEE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS..DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY RAIN WILL LIKELY LAST INTO FRIDAY, WITH A LESSER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION EVERY DAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AS RAINFALL AMOUNTS CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE AND SATURATE THE GROUND, THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS..SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE.
And Now the Facts.

We reported .67″ of Rain this morning.
Temp was 70 degrees at 7 AM. Looking for a 82 High and 66 Low today.

Barometer is 29.97″ and Falling. We have some Storms developing in Alabama headed our way this morning that will have slightly Lower pressure than what we have now.

Humidity is 95% and we are firmly in a Tropical Air Mass.

Wind is Variable this morning but mostly Easterly at 2 to 5 mph.

Sky is Overcast. Likely that we will see little if any direct Sun today.

The Summary, Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 82. East southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. We are still stuck with the rain, deal with it as best you can. Have a good day anyway.