CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The temperature at Outlaw Field Airport reached 101 degrees at 4 p.m. Friday, with a heat index of 110.
This is the second day in a row that the temperature has hit triple digits, after reaching 100 degrees at 3 p.m. Thursday. Hot weather will continue Saturday before temperatures gradually ease through the Labor Day weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
A Heat Advisory remains in effect through 8 p.m. Saturday. “Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses,” the NWS said. “Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.”
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Clarksville forecast
Here’s the day-by-day outlook.
- Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
- Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3 p.m., then a slight chance after 4 p.m. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday night: A 10% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Light north wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Sunday night: Clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
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