Cooler weather paid us a visit this morning. Temps were in the upper 30s when we walked out the door. We will remain on the cooler side today, high temps will hover in the mid 50°s.
Why the return of cooler weather? A high pressure bubble has settled right over the Ohio River Valley. Clockwise winds around the high are pushing cooler temps from the northeast down into Middle Tennessee.
Those pesky showers from this morning are almost done. The HRRR model suggests a few more may be possible just before sunset in Williamson and Davidson Counties.
Aside from the rain, expect temperatures this afternoon to make it into the mid to upper 60s across the area, under mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be noticeable today, between 10-15 mph, with gusts to 20. Winds will turn and come out of the north tonight, dropping tonight’s temps quickly through the 50°s and tomorrow morning’s temperatures into the 30°s. Low tomorrow morning (yeah, I know the “app” strip below says Tuesday night) will be 33°.
Severe thunderstorms formed a line from St. Louis to Dallas as shown below on radar at 6:58 PM.
This activity is moving our way.
“Severe” means 58+ MPH winds, one-inch hail, or tornado. None of that is happening when these storms arrive. The system will nerf on its way east, giving us rain and a few thunderstorms. (The reason has nothing to do with the Mississippi River, the Tennessee River, or whatever old wives tale grandma believed. The reason: dry air locally, insufficient instability, and weakening low pressure).
ETAs
HRRR model thinks 1 PM to 2 PM, but it only lasts for an hour or so and is pretty light:
NAM3 model thinks ETA noon to 1 PM, lasting about an hour or so, maybe a little longer, still light:
Lots of sun and no humidity. A really enjoyable day. Take a look at the temp wind and sky cover grid below.
What you also might notice is that sky cover creeps up overnight into Sunday morning. That sets the tone for the first part of the week ahead.
No clouds in the way today.
Today and tomorrow:
Sunday, clouds roll in and rain chances return.
Off and on showers Sunday through Monday with around ½” of rain or less expected. (NWS-Nashville).
Earlier sprinkles moved E, and we enjoyed some good sunshine today! The rest of the week will be dry and pleasant!
Today, a cold front draped across western Tennessee brought us breezy conditions. This weak front will slowly work its way eastward, passing Nashville tonight into Friday.
66º as our high temperature for the first day of Spring? I’ll take it!
Yes, today is the first day of Spring. That means Earth’s will be tilted at 0º, therefore everyone will have around 12 hours of sunlight. It also means our daylight is going to get longer, faster.
Another day of beautiful, Spring-like Winter-time weather is here! Afternoon temps will warm into the upper 50°s.
With very few clouds and a light breeze, it’s going to be a pleasant day to be outdoors!
Spring starts this week (Wednesday afternoon) this is not a drill!
Spring starting means the average temperatures will continue to rise. Our average high is 62º now, the average low is 40º.
Today a dry cold front is working its way through Nashville. It’ll drop temperatures slightly, but no rain from it.
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