Carly Pirani (left) and Megan Vaneaton paddle kayaks Sunday. It was the first time the two UTC students had ever kayaked in the Tennessee River.
Friends Mallory Hix (left) and Sarah Wadkins take advantage of the weather as they slide down the hill at Renaissance Park on cardboard boxes. According to weather forecasts, local residents are in store for a stretch of drier, sunnier days.WHAT’S COMINGWeek forecast (high / low):Today: 87 / 64 — few cloudsTuesday: 89 / 65 — few cloudsWednesday: 89 / 68 — fairThursday: 92 / 71 — humid, spotty stormsFriday: 92 / 69 — isolated stormsSaturday: 92 /70 — isolated stormsSource: WRCB forecastRAINY SUMMERJune: 4.47 inches (4.05 average)July: 8.49 inches (4.91 average)August: 6.53 inches* (3.77 average)2013: 54.16 inches* (34.54 average)* As of SaturdaySource: National Weather Service, Morristown, TN
Here comes the sun.
After enduring a frequently rainy summer, Chattanooga is now slated for a stretch of warm, sunny days.
“The dog days of summer are behind us, but we appear to be heading into the hottest week of the summer for the next few days,” National Weather Service meteorologist Shawn O’Neill said from the Morristown, Tenn., office. “But that’s because we’ve been cooler than normal this summer.”
This summer has otherwise been mild and cloudy — July’s average temperature of 85.8 degrees ranks as the coolest in 34 years. After a similar 85-degree average in August, the Scenic City should expect to see highs consistently around 90 degrees through Saturday.