CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – While hot weather will continue Sunday, with a high near 98 and heat index values as high as 104, the heatwave will break starting Monday.

Temperatures should ease back into the 80s Tuesday and the upper 70s by Wednesday through Friday. Showers and thunderstorms are possible Monday and Tuesday before drier conditions return, according to the National Weather Service.

The NWS Heat Advisory continues Sunday through 8 p.m.

Temperature records this week

Highs have been brutal all week. Here are the official readings, taken at Clarksville Regional Airport.

  • Tuesday: 99 at 3 p.m., 105 index
  • Wednesday: 98 at 4 p.m., 105 index
  • Thursday: 99 at 3 p.m., 103 index
  • Friday: 100 at 3 p.m., 103 index
  • Saturday: 100 at 3 p.m., 100 index

Clarksville forecast

Here’s the day-by-day outlook for the week ahead.

  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 104. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. West-southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 100. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
  • Monday night: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph.
  • Tuesday: A 30% chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 p.m., followed by a slight chance of showers between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North-northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

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