If you’re out tonight to catch any last minute deals, temperatures will be in the 40s. Bundle up!
Under a dome of high pressure, we stay dry and find some more sunshine by Saturday and Sunday. Notice the afternoon high on Sunday in the low 60s: this will be a warm up influenced by a switch to southerly winds, also leading to an increase in atmospheric moisture.
Current Radar
HRRR Model 7AM-Midnight (18 hour loop)
The above HRRR model shows rain arriving around midnight, but very low dew point values will “eat” that precipitation. We don’t think it’ll even make it to the ground. As you can see below, very dry air is dominating the SE U.S.
Current Radar
Most of us will dip down into the upper 20s overnight and into Tuesday morning.
A few more clouds are possible on Tuesday but sunshine will be the main story once again. The reason for our increased warmth will be due in part to the previously mentioned high pressure migrating east.
Current Radar
Make sure to bundle up with wind chill values in the mid 40s, falling rapidly through the evening.
Clear skies, windy and cold.
7 PM Kickoff: 41° (Wind Chill of 35°)
10 PM: 36° (Wind Chill of 30°)
Winds: NW at 5-10 mph
The heater and extra blankets will surely be appropriate for overnight tonight into Sunday morning. A freeze warning has been issued by NWS Nashville:
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURE...MOST AREAS WILL HAVE LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED BY THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
Current Radar
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR THE NASHVILLE AREA...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR PARTICULATE MATTER HAS BEEN ISSUED. GROUND LEVEL PARTICULATE MATTER CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH A RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA, SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION SITE AT HTTP://WWW.TENNESSEE.GOV/ENVIRONMENT.
Current Radar
Details from NWS Nashville on the recently issued Freeze Warning:
* TEMPERATURE...MANY AREAS WILL SEE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES DROP TO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED BY THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND AREAS OF FROST. * GEOGRAPHIC AREA...THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS OF THE MID STATE GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM FLATWOODS...IN PERRY COUNTY..TO TRACY CITY...IN GRUNDY COUNTY. * TIMING...THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING AT 8 AM CST.
Current Radar
Update: An approaching cold front will sweep through the mid-state overnight with enough moisture to *possibly* wring out a little more rain (no more than an additional 0.10″). The only issue is that there is dry air and it has tended to keep much of the rain from reaching the ground today.
