Detailed Memphis-Area Forecast

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE MIDSOUTH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 923 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008 A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY DRIFTING SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL STALL OVER NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING. A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO IS POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF I-40. OTHERWISE...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO PUSH OUT OF THE PLAINS ON SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL SLIDE TO THE NORTHEAST AND PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA OUT AHEAD OF THIS FRONT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL... BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE MIDSOUTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS AND MILD TEMPERATURES. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL PUSH NORTHEAST OUT OF TEXAS. $$