Monday and Tuesday will bring a quiet, mostly dry start to the week across the Cumberland Plateau and Tennessee Valley, with plenty of sunshine. Highs Monday will reach the lower 80s on the Cumberland Plateau and middle 80s in the Tennessee Valley, followed by a slightly warmer Tuesday with middle 80s on the plateau and upper 80s in the valley. Nights will be comfortable, with lows ranging from the upper 50s to lower 60s early in the week. The pattern becomes a little more unsettled Wednesday as scattered showers and thunderstorms become possible during the afternoon. Rain and storm chances increase Thursday, especially in the Tennessee Valley, where the chance reaches 50 percent. The Cumberland Plateau has a 40 percent chance. A few showers or thunderstorms could linger into Friday, but rain chances drop to 20 percent across both regions. Temperatures won’t change much through the end of the week, with highs generally in the middle 80s on the Cumberland Plateau and upper 80s in the Tennessee Valley.

CLIMATE & ALMANAC

Normal High: 82°
Normal Low: 62°
Record High: 97° — 2007
Record Low: 49° — 1997
Record Rainfall: 1.42 inches — 1999Sunrise: 6:05 AM
Sunset: 7:20 PM
Daylight: 13 hours, 15 minutes

Daylight is decreasing by about two minutes each day.

SKY & SEASONS

Moon: Waxing Gibbous, about 91% illuminated
Next Full Moon: Thursday, August 27 at 11:18 PM
Next New Moon: Thursday, September 10 at 10:27 PM
Next Season Change: Fall begins Tuesday, September 22 at 7:05 PM.
Daylight Saving Time: Ends Sunday, November 1. Clocks move back one hour at 2:00 AM.

SKY WATCH

A partial lunar eclipse will be visible Thursday night into early Friday morning. The eclipse begins at 8:23 PM Thursday, with the partial phase beginning at 9:33 PM. Maximum eclipse occurs at 11:12 PM, just a few minutes before the moon reaches its full phase. The eclipse ends at 2:01 AM Friday. If skies cooperate, it should be easy to notice as a large portion of the moon moves through Earth’s shadow.