Cloudy skies stick around Monday before rain chances increase Tuesday evening

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Highs reached the middle 60s Sunday afternoon as cloudy skies remained in place. The Frederick W. Smith International Airport reported around 2 inches of rain overnight, which has been much needed with the worsening drought.

Overnight, skies remain cloudy with a few periods of mist possible. Temperatures steadily cool through the 60s over the course of the night before lows bottom out in the lower 60s around sunrise.

Monday brings more cloud cover to the area as temperatures warm into the 70s by 11am. Highs peak in the lower to middle 70s after 2pm with a spotty shower chance, even as most stay dry.

Monday night sees mostly cloudy skies come with temperatures slowly falling through the 60s with lows in the middle 60s by sunrise.

The Extended Forecast brings scattered showers and storms Tuesday afternoon after highs peak in the middle 70s. Spotty showers become more scattered after 5pm, with the bulk of the rainfall expected overnight into early Wednesday morning. Wednesday sees lingering showers around over the course of the morning making way for drier conditions heading into the afternoon with more periods of sunshine. The end of the week into the weekend comes with more periods of sunshine as highs reach the 60s with lows falling into the 40s.

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