Tennessee Weather 3/6 Morning - Cloudy

Good morning. Tennessee. I'm Aaron Jolly. Step outside right now and you'll feel 59 degrees. That's not a typo. We're about to flirt with March records. Middle Tennessee wakes up at 61 and climbs to 84 by mid-afternoon. That's just three degrees shy of the 1956 record. South winds gust to 25 miles an hour. A slight chance of thunderstorms around 4 P.M., but most of you stay dry. Tonight settles at 65 under partly cloudy skies. West Tennessee starts at 63 and peaks at 82 by 4 P.M. Breezy conditions with south winds gusting to 15 miles an hour. Brief thunderstorm chance around noon. Tonight holds at 65, but temperatures actually rise overnight as storms approach. East Tennessee runs a touch cooler. Morning lows near 56, afternoon highs reach 81. Partly sunny with light south winds. Tonight dips to 61. Now here's the plot twist. Saturday brings the reckoning. Widespread showers and thunderstorms roll in as a slow-moving cold front triggers strong to severe storms, especially Middle and West Tennessee. Damaging winds are the primary threat. West Tennessee could see 1 to 2 inches of rain. Highs drop to the mid-70s as the system moves through. Looking ahead. Sunday keeps the showers going with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. Monday warms back to the mid-to-upper 70s with another round of thunderstorms likely. The unsettled pattern continues through Wednesday with daily storm chances and rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches statewide. By Thursday, a cold front finally drops temperatures closer to normal — low 60s — with rain chances tapering off. Enjoy the record warmth today. The weather gods are about to send us a bill. See you tomorrow. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast See you tomorrow.