Stepping outside in Crossville, Tennessee, today feels like a gentle embrace of moisture. The air is thick with humidity, sitting at a substantial 97%, and the sky is a uniform blanket of overcast clouds, with cloud cover at a full 100%. A light breeze, moving at about 2 meters per second, rustles through the trees, but it's the pervasive dampness that really defines the atmosphere right now.
Looking ahead, the next 24 hours promise a consistent, cool temperature, hovering around 14°C for most of the night and early morning. There's a slight dip to 13°C around dawn before it begins to climb again. By midday, we're looking at a warmer 19°C, but don't expect much sunshine. The afternoon seems to settle back into the mid-16s Celsius, with the clouds holding firm.
Today's forecast paints a picture of light rain, with a 100% chance of precipitation. The high is expected to reach around 18°C, while the low will be about 13°C. Sunrise was at 6:48 AM, and sunset is scheduled for 4:31 PM, so it's a shorter day of daylight. The dew point is quite high at 16°C, and the barometric pressure is sitting at 1020 millibars.
As we move into Friday, the temperatures are expected to nudge up slightly, with a high of 19°C and a low of 13°C. We'll still see light rain, though the chance of it drops to 43%. The humidity remains high at 90%, and the wind will pick up a bit to 5 meters per second. The cloud cover stays at 100%.
Saturday offers a welcome change of pace. The forecast calls for "few clouds," a refreshing contrast to the persistent overcast. Temperatures will be a bit cooler, with a high of 20°C and a low of 12°C. Crucially, the chance of precipitation drops to a delightful 0%, and cloud cover is significantly reduced to 24%. The wind will be a gentle 3 meters per second.
Sunday brings us back to "overcast clouds" with a high of 19°C and a low of 14°C. The humidity will be around 88%, and the wind will be a moderate 4 meters per second. Sunrise will be at 6:49 AM, and sunset at 4:33 PM.
It seems like a week of fluctuating moisture and cloud cover, with a brief respite of clearer skies on Saturday. Definitely keep an umbrella handy for the early part of the week!