Update, 3:20 p.m.: A Tornado Watch is in effect for Montgomery and surrounding counties until 11 p.m. tonight.
A Tornado Watch means that conditions are right for a tornado to form. If a tornado is spotted or indicated on radar, a Tornado Warning will be issued.
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Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – There is a low to medium chance for severe storms from about 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon through midnight in Clarksville.
The primary threats are going to be damaging wind gusts and large hail, according to the National Weather Service. The threats of tornadoes and flooding are very low.
Quieter weather will return Monday, with temperatures trending above normal throughout the upcoming week.
Clarksville forecast
Here’s the day-by-day outlook:
- Sunday afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 70. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
- Sunday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
- Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
- Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
- Thursday night: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
- Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
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