As discussed yesterday, days like today are hard to predict.
Today is expected to be like yesterday, with rain showers appearing as the sun heats the surface.
Due to overnight cooling, most storms died during the night. An increase of moisture closer to the surface left us with widespread cloud cover and thick fog in some places. The fog mixed out as the sun came up and warmed us up.
Heat and humidity continue today. The ridge of high pressure responsible for the sauna is still in place, but as we move into the afternoon, it’s going to begin breaking down. Until then, our temps are still going to flirt with record breaking highs; the record high in Nashville on this day is 91, set back in 1962. We’re forecast to hit 91 today. Dewpoints are going to hang around the upper 60’s all day, so it’ll be another sweaty one.
The strong ridge of high pressure has really settled in over our area enhancing a southerly flow and keeping cloud-cover low. These conditions are going to let our temps to creep upwards close to 90. We are on a direct course to come close to 90 degrees today.
The HRRR and NAM 3km models are showing some agreement today as they spell out spotty showers. An upper-level shortwave trough will be influencing our weather for parts of the day today.
The humid, summer-like conditions continue for our area.
Expect temps to crawl into the upper 80s with dew points settled into the low 60s. It’s going to be a hot day!
