Morning Frost, Windy Afternoons, But OTW Meh

A few may see frost early Sunday morning.

Winds a bit gusty Sunday and Monday afternoons. Gusts mid 20 MPHs.

Rain possible late Monday night into Tuesday. Hi res models are out of range. Overall setup looks weak. “I’d be surprised to see a quarter of an inch of precipitation out of it,” said NWS Nashville. read more

Morning Rain, Severe Later Today, More Flooding

Models continue to struggle. Forecasters are ready to fire these models into the sun.

MORNING RAIN

This was the radar at 8 AM. All this rain is supposed to move north into Ky. as shown by the red arrows. But it’s also creeping a bit east — the white arrows — right over Davidson Co. Not sure how far into town it’ll get. read more

About Tonight’s Severe Threat

1049 AM UPDATE: Last two HRRR model runs show a brand new potential concern: mid afternoon supercells somewhere in Middle TN which could produce tornadoes. This was not in the forecast (or in any of the data) this morning, so take it with a grain of salt. We don’t hide data from you. Takeaway: pay attention to the weather ALL DAY, not just tonight. read more

Afternoon Update: Overnight Tonight & Saturday Concerns for Tornadoes, Intense Straight Line Winds, Large Hail, Lightning, and Flash Flooding.

I’ve just been on a conference call hosted by NWS-Nashville for emergency management and media for tonight and tomorrow. I started NSWX in 2010 and can count on one hand the times I’ve heard briefings and seen model data like this. I hope none of it materializes. This is your classic “low probability of a high impact event” x 2. read more

Quiet, Warm Week Ahead

70° by Wednesday. Late Weds / early Thurs a cold front sweeps out the warm temps, only for us to warm up again.

A little rain Thursday morning with the front passage, not much, no big deal.

Weekend looks weather boring. read more

Warmer Week. Scattered Christmas Showers. Friday Rain.

Upper 20°s tonight in Columbus. No precip. Winds unlikely to be an issue. Dewpoints falling through the teens, you’ll want chapstick.

Back home: warmer each day this week.

Rain possible Christmas Day thru at least Saturday. read more

Nuisance Weekend Rain

FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON – EARLY EVENING

Sprinkley rain may pull up. Meh.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON

  • Light & medium-intensity rain
  • ETA mid/late Sat afternoon (phrase is intentionally vague!)
  • Off and on for 24 hrs or so
  • Most likely raining: Saturday night
  • Not concerned about lightning or severe weather

The problem: I’m not sure when it will stop. Most of the rain should be gone by Sunday mid-morning, but for the rest of Sunday we could get a stray shower. Poncho up, fans. Tailgates need tents! read more

Rain Won’t Ruin The Entire Weekend

COLD MORNINGS

Warming trend: check out the highs.

RAIN THIS WEEKEND

… a trailing cold front will approach Middle Tennessee on Saturday afternoon with likely rain chances late Saturday through Sunday morning. read more

travel impactS Not expected (gratuitOus W)

Behold below! Another sourced forecast from available model data + NWS-Nashville guidance. Delivered with fear and trembling.

  • Nature will not be mocked by my assurance.
  • Read with collective humility.
  • Abandon preparation and vigilance only after we conquer the future.
  • We have not conquered the Middle Tennessee snowglobe future.

EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING (AS IN, TOMORROW)

Snow, brief and inconsequential. read more

Rain yeah, snow meh.

Rain – maybe heavy at times – expected before dawn Tuesday morning.

  • AM rush hour may be rainy.
  • Umbrellas for the bus stop esp for you earlybirds.
  • Those red returns on the HRRR model below may be capable of dropping around 0.25″ to 0.5″ in a few spots. Nottabigdeal and it may miss us.
  • Gone before lunch, knock on wood. Day looks dreary.

Disclaimer

Very light showers Tuesday night may become a narrow band of snow early Weds morning.

  • No accumlulation expected.
  • Ground too warm.
  • Snow too scattered, brief, not enough of it.
  • Oh I suppose some may see a 0.1″ or less but think this will not impact travel.

Temps plummet Weds and Thurs … read more