Work week weather: Heat index could hit 101 on Monday

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – We get our first true taste of summer on Monday, with a heat index that could top 100 degrees.

The high Monday will be around 90, and the heat index readings will be 96 to 101, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

There’s a slight chance of rain Monday and Tuesday, rising to 50% on Wednesday and 80% on Thursday.

Clarksville forecast

Here’s the day-by-day outlook.

Monday: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index readings 96 to 101.

Monday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.

Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.

Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

Thursday night and Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

Friday night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.

Saturday: Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80.