017 FXUS64 KMEG 030429 AFDMEGArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 1129 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
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.KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1123 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
- Above normal temperatures will persist into the weekend with highs in the mid to upper 80s.
- A chance for showers will return to the region early next week.
- The end of next week features a cold front that will bring seasonable temperatures back to the forecast.
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.DISCUSSION... (Tonight through next Thursday) Issued at 1051 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
Above normal temperatures will continue for the foreseeable future as upper level ridging persists over the eastern half of CONUS. Expect daily high temperatures in the mid to upper 80s with dewpoints in the upper 50s to lower 60s.
Guidance continues to hint at a weak low pressure system developing over the Gulf this weekend. This system will not have a lot of time over open water, which will hinder its overall chances at reaching tropical cyclone strength. However, elevated moisture is forecast to funnel into the Mid-South as the low pressure pushes inland. By Monday, PWATs will near the 90th percentile for this time of year. Rain chances increase at this time with more widespread showers occurring on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The end of next week may feature the first true fall cold front of the year as an upper level trough moves across the Great Lakes Region. Long term forecasts for next Thursday and Friday place high temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s and lows in the 50s. As a note: the GFS remains the more bullish model in respect to this FROPA with the ECMWF favoring a slightly warmer forecast. Regardless, the end of next week will be nice and seasonable.
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.AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1130 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
VFR and light ESE winds will prevail through the next 30 hours, as surface high pressure remains centered over the southern Appalachians. This airmass will be sufficiently dry to limit cumulus coverage over the Midsouth on Friday.
PWB
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.FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 1051 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
Light 20ft winds and MinRH above 35 percent will keep fire weather concerns low through the end of the week. Wetting rain chances return early next week.
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.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. &&
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PUBLIC FORECAST...ANS AVIATION...PWB
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