Detailed Memphis-Area Forecast

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE MIDSOUTH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 350 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010 THE COMBINATION OF A MIDWEST COLD FRONT AND A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN TEXAS WILL BE THE FOCUS TONIGHT FOR MORE WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE MIDSOUTH. FOR MOST OF THE MIDSOUTH EXPECT A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW THIS EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AN INCH ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE BORDERS...TO AS MUCH AS FIVE INCHES ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES OF THE MIDSOUTH. FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI RAIN WILL CONTINUE...WITH AN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW MIX AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH NO ACCUMULATION ANTICIPATED. THE STORM WILL LIFT OUT TOWARDS THE MID ATLANTIC STATED LATE TUESDAY...ALLOWING COLDER AIR TO FILTER SOUTH AND SNOW TO TAPER OFF. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO FREEZING THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND 20S TUESDAY NIGHT. DRY WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MISSISSIPPI ON FRIDAY...WITH CLOUDY SKIES FURTHER NORTH. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$