I Broke A Rule Today…Sorta

Posted on Saturday, March 11, 2023 @ 3:52 pmSaturday, March 11, 2023 @ 3:52 pm by Andrew

Those of us who’ve been around Nashville for a while know that planting stuff before tax day is really just a demonstration of your lack of self-control. This describes me perfectly. I’m well aware that those green graph bars up there show two nights of sub-freezing temperatures, but I’m ready to get on with things, for the love. On the bright side, the only things I planted were fairly hearty shrubs. They should be alright. But, really, let’s get on with it.

Rain Tonight

As I write this, rain chances are trending upward. In fact, on the front end of the rain you might hear some pings of sleet, because….science.

Getting a little bit of sleet with the sprinkles? Morning weather balloon shows why. Bigggg dry air monster causing evaporative cooling aloft, even though it's 51° at BNA. Cool huh? Blog coming soon. pic.twitter.com/rS5QpR2gHy
— NashSevereWx (@NashSevereWx) March 11, 2023

That dry air will act to keep rain light for a while, but eventually we expect rain to get more steady. Could even get a rumble of thunder, but no strong or severe storms. HRRR through 9:00 am as rain ends. (BTW, notice it skips an hour early tomorrow morning….wonder why….oh yeah!)

Spring forward. Daylight Saving Time begins overnight.

HRRR rain accumulation thinks we’ll range from a third of an inch to three quarters of an inch of rain by 9:00 am Sunday morning. Your mileage may vary.

Next Week

We’ll have some frosty mornings early in the week with frost and/or freeze advisories likely to be issued now that we’re coming into the growing season.

We should stay rain free until Thursday night and Friday when our next system arrives with a cold front, and it could bring temps down for a bit. NWS:

After that front passes, we will have another possibly stronger shot of cold air for next weekend. Forecast models show the colder air setting up shop for a while. This means we are likely to have winter-like temperatures as we head into the first day of astronomical spring on March 20!
NWS Nashville Afternoon Discussion 3/11/23