CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – With highs Thursday and Friday near 100, the Extreme Heat Warning from the National Weather Service has been extended through Friday at 8 p.m.
Dangerously hot conditions are expected, with heat index values up to 111 on Thursday, the NWS said.
Tuesday’s high reached 94 degrees at 4 p.m. at Clarksville Regional Airport, with a 104 heat index. Monday was much the same. Sunday hit just under 92, with a 103 index.
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Overnight lows will remain warm, only falling into the mid- to upper 70s, the NWS said. Some relief has become available in Clarksville with the opening of several cooling shelters.
For Independence Day weekend, there’s a 30% chance of storms Friday, 50% Saturday, then 40% Sunday. Highs will remain in the mid-90s.
Clarksville forecast
Here’s the day-by-day outlook.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Calm wind.
Thursday: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5 p.m. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 111. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph.
Thursday night: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Friday night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Patchy fog after 5 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Independence Day: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Saturday night: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
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