Awesome Today, Spring Tomorrow, Storms Tuesday...& the Weekend?

Sunday: Perfect Weekend Continues . . .

Low 60°s today at BNA will actually be mid/upper 60°s under direct sunlight. That’ll change soon.

Clouds Arriving Monday

That was a good week and a half of winter. Spring begins Monday.

Some models have a few showers dripping from afternoon clouds Monday afternoon, but they are few and mostly east of us. You may see a few drops but I doubt we will see a rainout. read more

Rain Tomorrow. Snow Looks Unlikely Late Monday Night.

Mon 31°/49° • Tue 34°/43° • Wed 22°/40° • Thu 22°/48° • Fri 31°/56° • Sat 42°/59° • Sun 41°/64°

Cold Rain, Mid-Day Monday

According to the HRRR model, around 9 AM Monday, a rain/snow mix will be crossing the Mississippi River near the Missouri bootheel:

This timing matches well with the NAM3 model, which thinks the rain will be here around lunchtime, and last for a few hours: read more

Nice Today. Rain Tomorrow. Talking Snow Chances Monday Night - Tuesday Morning.

Sunday 50° • Mon 33°/51° • Tue 34°/43° • Wed 22°/41° • Thu 22°/48° • Fri 32°/57° • Sat 42°/60°

Standard Time is Over!

A return to Daylight Savings Time all year long would unite America.

Nice Sunday

This satellite image taken at 8:45 AM isn’t showing clouds over Tennessee. That’s the snow on the ground that went south of us last night. read more

Snow Chances Ending

The snow that formed the basis of tonight’s Winter Weather Advisory has already come and gone.

This afternoon, we wrote that the approaching snow band would get here by 6 PM, and be gone by 9 PM. “If this model is off by 30-40 miles, or by a few hours, we could alot more, or alot less, than this, depending on which way it’s off,” we wrote. read more

Winter Weather Advisory 6 PM Tonight to 7 AM Sunday

Winter Weather Advisory 6 PM Saturday to 7 AM Sunday

We are included in the advisory. NWS expects up to 1″ of slushy snow for us.

The HRRR model agrees:

Let’s slow that down.

By 6 PM, the rain/snow (probably snow) will arrive from the west. read more

On Snow, Forecasting, & the Rest of Today

A Word About The Forecast

Last night, we wrote that the HRRR model predicted a “rain/snow mix” that was to end around 8 AM (this will turn out to be off by 2 hours, and off because it was all snow, no rain). The NAM3 model predicted precip will hold off until mid morning (it had the timing a bit better, but was way off on the precip type). Several models did not have this AM snow at all. read more

Saturday Snow on the Winds of Northwest Flow? Yes? No? Maybe So. Meh.

“Northwest Flow” is weather nerd for winds blowing from the north west. Our rain/mix/snow will be riding NW flow overnight through Saturday night.

Saturday will be cold. We won’t get higher than the low 40°s. read more

Tornado Watch In Effect Until 10 AM

Remember, a “Watch” covers a large area and means “be ready.”

A “Warning” (which we will post to Twitter @NashSevereWx — which you can find by clicking the top banner — but not to the blog itself) means take cover: the warned severe weather event is imminent or occurring in a small, specific area. read more

ETA 7 AM to 9 AM, Give or Take a Few Hours. Damaging Winds Most Likely, Hail & Tornado Also Possible

Quick Look Forecast

Wednesday

What: Damaging Winds (Main Threat), Large Hail, & (a Smaller) Tornado Threat

Storms will form a long line on radar, called a squall line, which will quickly speed through Wednesday morning. They should be packing quite the punch:

  1. Damaging straight-line winds are the most likely severe weather threat.
  2. Large hail is the next most likely hazard.
  3. Less likely, but still possible, is a brief tornado embedded in the squall line.

The probability of any of these happening withing 25 miles of you is 30%. read more

Updated ETAs for Wednesday Morning’s Squall Line with Severe Storm Potential

Quick Look Forecast

A Break in the Rain Tuesday Night as Strong/Severe Storms Build to our West

A significant severe weather event is setting up today and tonight along and north of the Ohio River.

This is the system that will set off storms with severe weather potential for us Wednesday morning. read more