Current Radar
The chill in the air is a thing of the past.
An arriving area of low pressure aloft, despite weak high pressure at the surface, means rain chances are back.
Without an obvious rain-initiating, trackable feature, timing/ETA/amounts are difficult. Our best thinking is:
Current Radar
Dewpoints have been in the 40°s and 50°s this week. Friday, 60°+. It’s still August.
We think rain chances will hold off until the weekend. Friday night football should be without weather worry.
Editor’s Note: I”m finishing this for Kaiti today. She and Meagan are on campus at Mississippi State. Kaiti was almost done with it when the active shooter situation started. Both are OK and not involved.
Current Radar
Those northerly winds are going to continue on Thursday due to the clockwise spin from the upper high.
Good news is the dew point will continue to stay in the upper 50s in the afternoon!
Current Radar
Winds may be a bit on the breezy side late this afternoon and early this evening, but they should relax after sunset.
It’ll be another pleasant end to the day, with temperatures in the low to mid 70°s and humidity staying low low low.
Current Radar
Clear skies and lower humidity will make for a nice evening.
Radar will remain clear:
Temperatures will fall to the mid 70°s after sunset, and into the upper 50°s overnight!
Current Observations and Radar (refresh your browser to update the radar)
From the afternoon forecast discussion from NWS-Nashville:
A “cold front will move through tonight and while there could be some scattered showers and/or thunderstorms, models continue to show the front being very diffuse in nature. This should limit coverage this evening, but one or two strong storms aren’t out of the question, so remain weather aware this evening.”
Current Observations and Radar (trying something new)
This morning, a shower and storm producing shortwave was crossing through Middle Tennessee.
As I write this, it’s south of us.
Afternoon rain and storm chances are pretty small. A few showers may freckle the radar. Tailgaters beware.
Current Observations and Radar (trying something new)
Blame this upper level low spinning over Arkansas
As I write this (before 5 PM), the rain we thought we may see tonight is heavier north and south of us:
Current Observations and Radar (trying something new)
Dry air aloft held off the rain this morning.
However, humid, rainmaking air is on the way from the SW. As mid and high level clouds show up, so will rain.