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Sunday – Heat of the Day Rain, Maybe a Thunderstorm – High 84°

We think it’s going to rain at some point this afternoon or early evening.

They’re going to bubble up in the heat of the day across Middle Tennessee, but we cannot be sure they’ll bubble up over us. read more

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Saturday – Off & On Rain Continuing

About a quarter inch of rain has fallen off and on through mid-afternoon.

Rain will be mostly “off” tonight, but we expect more light rain to fall later this afternoon and tonight. read more

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Mother’s Day – Record Heat? With A Small Chance of Rain – High 90°

Nothing says record heat on Mother’s Day better than this GIF:

It’ll be hot and a little bit humid today. Little pieces of energy lifting from the lower Mississippi Valley will approach, but there is a strong upper-level area of high pressure in place which should deflect the approaching energy, reducing our rain chances to around 10%. read more

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Tonight – Rain Very Unlikely … Until Midnight

The large area of rain and storms that crossed the Mississippi River this morning ran into insufficient moisture and instability in Middle Tennessee this afternoon. Smote the whole thing. read more

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Tuesday morning looks cool (upper 40°s), but we will warm to 60° by noon and top out around 68°.

Rain is on the way Tuesday evening.

A precise arrival time cannot be reliably known. Currently we think the rain will begin around 7 PM, as shown above. You may end up chilly and soggy, but there’s hope to get in your soccer/baseball/other games Tuesday night. read more

With the Country Music Marathon, Franklin Main Street Festival, early wedding season, ball games, etc., it’s a busy time for everyone. We’re in the middle of severe storm season, and we may have something to worry about. Not sounding any alarms, but it’s time to raise awareness, and worth putting up this extra update today. read more

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We expect rain late tonight. Look for temps in the 60°s.

Wednesday – Rain Possible All Day; More Likely at Night – Wake Up 55°, High 73°

Morning rain is possible, but the better chance for rain is Wednesday night. read more

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I’m going to dispense with the usual format.

As I sit down to write this, either a Tornado or Severe Thunderstorm Watch extends south from Wisconsin all the way into Texas, stopping just short of connecting Madison and Austin. read more

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If you missed my rant about Friday’s tornado warning siren, you can read it here.

Tonight – What’s Up With that MCS? 

Today we’ve been watching a Mesoscale Convective System (“MCS”) to our north. This is from 4:54 PM today: read more

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March in Review

• Average temp was 0.6″ above normal. Month’s high 82° (3/31), low 9° (3/6).
• The SnowDome died. In all, we saw 2.9″ of snow, most in March since 1996.
• Total rainfall 4.29″, which was 0.18″ above normal.
• Probably the most unusual thing: March begins spring storm season, but there were no thunderstorms.

Saw this from @JimCantore, who got it from @julieverhage: March productivity took a hit.

Tonight – Cloudy & Some Showers 

We’ll remain cloudy tonight. Rain chances will linger throughout the night, though showers will be hit-or-miss. Here’s the NAM4 model at 9 PM: read more