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That Was Nice

We hit 73° today.

Today’s cool weather was thanks to surface high pressure to our west. Its clockwise-spinning winds sent in a chilly north wind: read more

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We’ve Cooled Off

Good morning, Middle Tennessee (and Venus)! This morning's low of 50° F at Nashville is the coolest since May 22. pic.twitter.com/JTWYS5TM2h read more

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Watching for A Little More Rain Tonight

The shortwave arrived this afternoon on-time and as-expected, and started spreading light rain in widely-spaced pockets around Middle TN.

That’ll continue tonight. As the base of the trough arrives, we expect a little rain, and we can’t rule out infrequent lightning, but the associated rain will be very light — and most of it should go east of us. read more

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Saturday – Watching for A Little More Rain This Afternoon – High 70°

Yesterday’s cold front scoured out all humidity, and delivered a cool, Canadian wind.

We aren’t yet done with the rain.

This feature in eastern Iowa… read more

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Tonight – Few More Spits of Rain

So, bring a rain jacket or umbrella, but the lightning will be gone by dark.

Saturday – Lingering Rain? – High 71°

We should be pretty clear, although cloudy, in the morning.

As cooler, drier air pours in from the north, an upper level disturbance will swing down the back side of the departing trough. This will cloud us up and may bring intermittent rain in late morning and into the afternoon. It shouldn’t be much, but the weather models are calling for it. read more

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Tonight – Rain, Weak Thunderstorms

HRRR previews our evening and the wee hours of the morning.

Notice this model thinks the rain will depart in time for the morning rush hour. read more

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Tonight – Isolated Storms Ongoing

More outflow boundaries are arriving late this afternoon, and may set off more showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Most showers that have initiated so far today have encountered high pressure, and have died off pretty quickly. read more

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Tonight – Isolated Storms Ongoing

Just like yesterday, Horizontal Convective Rolls are streaming west this afternoon, Crazy Ivan Style, and setting of a few isolated showers.

After dark these should start to die off, yielding to a hot and muggy night. read more

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Tonight – Pop Up Rain?

Horizontal Convective Rolls are streaming west this afternoon, Crazy Ivan Style, and setting of a few isolated showers. As I write, one’s already making rain in Bellevue. read more

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Today 81° Rain Driving By

Today isn’t looking like a washout, at least not right now.

We are between two converging features: a weak surface front coming from our NW, and an upper level low coming from the S. read more