Current Radar
Winds will quickly shift from out of the north to out of the south as the high pressure moves over our area.
We will be just on the fringe of the cold air mass Saturday morning.
The southerly winds will help us warm up during the afternoon.
Current Radar
And maybe some sleet, too.
A little shortwave coming around the back side of the departed storm system will lift up some clouds and send us scattered, light, off and on (mostly “off”) rain, sleet, and snow showers today. As usual, the HRRR illustrates this for us:
Current Radar
We’ll get a little rain tonight as a giant rain blob passes S and E of us. HRRR illustrates:
Mostly, south of us.
A powerful surface low will spin into Mississippi tomorrow and march NE, delivering a significant severe weather worry for those in south MS/AL.
Current Radar
The rain should pull away by 9 PM. Here’s the HRRR’s prediction:
Notice the snow at the TN/KY line. As the precip moves out, there is a possibility we’ll briefly see a little sleet/snow mix north of I-40 tonight — we are already below freezing at 5,000 feet. No local accumulation or travel problems expected.
Current Radar
After a few early afternoon hours of sleet and snow, the rain left.
Now the ice is trying to come back for a few hours tonight.
Just issued by NWS, statement — "wintry mix will continue this evening north of I-40." pic.twitter.com/HA73WEgJiX
Current Radar
This should work down I-24 this morning, and mainly impact areas along and north of I-40. There is not much of it, but as I write this, temps at the surface and aloft are all below freezing, so it should be snow. Yet the air aloft is also pretty dry, meaning much of this snow will evaporate before we will even see it. So, we think this will be a little “pre-event” light snow, but not a big deal.
Current Radar
Updates from this morning in red.
Precip will move in Sunday afternoon. We are calling it “precip” because it may take many forms during the day and night, depending on the time, your exact location, and maybe even your elevation. This is life in Middle Tennessee, right on the line of stuff.
