CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – We’re in for a much-needed rainy weekend, thanks to remnants of Hurricane Isaias traveling up through Tennessee. The area is expected to get 1 to 3 inches of rain and wind gusts up to 40 mph.
Heaviest period of rain will be Saturday and Saturday night, but the forecast could change quickly.
As of Thursday, it looks like the rains should reach Clarksville Saturday afternoon. There’s a 40% chance that Clarksville will get over 2 inches of rain through the weekend, the NWS said.
Clarksville forecast
Here’s the day-by-day outlook.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Showers, mainly after 1 p.m. High near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Saturday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 60. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
- Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South-southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west-southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West-southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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