Forecast Last Updated at Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 6:56AM

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It's been a battle to gain traction in the temperature department the last few days and today is no exception. Of course we're not complaining. A disturbance moving east through TN this morning brings the most pitiful chance of a passing shower or sprinkles late this morning into early afternoon. One sentence worth of text is almost too much :-). Clouds decrease this evening leading to a sunny and perfect Wednesday. Heat and humidity levels return to June standards by late week accompanied by pop-up afternoon thundershowers.

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Tuesday Hi: 59 Lo: 43 Becoming partly to mostly cloudy; A passing light shower or sprinkles possible; Decreasing clouds late; NW wind 5-15 mph

Wednesday Hi: 64 Lo: 51 Mostly clear; Exquisite; South wind 5-10 mph

Thursday Hi: 67 Lo: 54 A few afternoon clouds; Warmer and more humid; Cannot rule out a renegade PM shower or t-shower; South wind 5-15 mph

Friday Hi: 67 Lo: 58 Partly sunny; Widely scattered PM showers & t-showers

Saturday Hi: 67 Lo: 59 Partly to mostly cloudy; Scattered PM showers and t-showers

Further Out

Sunday - Partly to mostly cloudy; Scattered PM showers & t-showers; High in the upper 60s; Low in the upper 50s
Monday - Afternoon cloud build-ups; Widely scattered PM showers and t-showers; High in the upper 60s; Low in the upper 50s

Forecast Discussion

A ripple of an upper air disturbance brings increased cloud cover and the slightest opportunity for light rain or sprinkles late this morning through early afternoon. Clouds decrease by this evening paving the way for a clear night and a super sunny Wednesday. Tomorrow is perfect as a modified area of Canadian high pressure moves overhead.

The aforementioned high slides into the western Atlantic Thursday where it remains through the weekend and beyond. A southerly flow on the backside of the high gradually introduces more heat and humidity beginning Thursday.

By the time we get into the weekend we're fully entrenched in early July soup. Daytime heating combined with the increased moisture will generate scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers. It's tough to get into specifics more than a couple of days out, but we think Saturday will have the best coverage. That said, there will be plenty of dry hours in the mix and computer guidance is leaning even drier as we approach the 4th.

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