Drier & Colder

Temp/Wind Chill, Rain, Snow next 48 Hours:

Today – Cooling – High 56°

A cold front coupled with showers and thunderstorms moved through Middle Tennessee last night/early this morning and dropped a good amount of rain.

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Rain on Tonight’s Parade

Temp/Wind Chill, Rain, Snow next 48 Hours:

TodayGrinch Storm – High 66°

A warm front has moved through Middle Tennessee late this morning, which is giving us a chance for hit/miss showers until tonight’s Grinch Storm (disturbance moving out of the Southern Plains) makes it to Nashville late this afternoon / early evening… Just in time for the Nashville Christmas Parade. read more

The Grinch Storm (-14) vs. The Christmas Parade

Temp/Wind Chill, Rain, Snow next 48 Hours:

Today – Cloudy & Showers Possible – High 55°

We will have scattered showers off/on before noon, and then we dry out the rest of the day.

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Update on Rain Chances

Temp/Wind Chill, Rain, Snow next 48 Hours:

Today – Cloudy & Cool – High 49°

A weak cold front has moved through Middle Tennessee and will continue to sag to the southeast throughout the day. This will usher in cooler and drier air. The NAM shows the cooler air into Nashville by 3 PM. read more

Wet Start to the Weekend

Temp/Wind Chill, Rain, Snow next 48 Hours:

Wednesday – Fog Early, Cloudy & Drizzly – Wake Up 43°, High 53°

Fog is likely in the early morning hours.

After the fog mixes out, expect mostly cloudy skies, and maybe a passing light shower or two. No washout or other ruinous rainfall is expected. NWS only has 0.02″ of rain forecast. read more

Back & Forth

Temp/Wind Chill, Rain, Snow next 48 Hours:

Over the next few days, a weak front will oscillate back and forth over Middle Tennessee, bringing us chances for light rain with temps above seasonal norms. read more

That Was Cold

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We got pretty cold pretty fast today. At 8 AM it was 62°. The cold front arrived, and as I write this, it’s 42°. Expect wind chills to dip into the upper 30°s tonight as off/on light rain continues. read more

The Cold Front Is Here. Now What?

Temp/Wind Chill, Rain, Snow next 48 Hours:

As you can see in the above meteogram, rain is in the forecast for the next few days, but it’ll be more “off” than “on” rain, and it’ll be light. read more

Rainy & Colder Tomorrow

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Sunday afternoon, the cold front was positioned to our NW:

First, notice the freezing rain area in SE Missouri. Regular readers here are will recall previous discussions of freezing rain potential as the cold front approaches Middle Tennessee. However, freezing rain does not appear to be a concern. It is completely missing from the afternoon forecast discussion, and there is no support in the models for any wintry precip shenanigans Monday night. read more

In-Laws-Who-Never-Leave Cold Front

Temp/Wind Chill, Rain, Snow next 48 Hours:

Sunday – Warm, Cloudy, Small Chance of Rain – High 66°

5,000 feet overhead, warm southwest winds are blowing at over 50 mph, transporting clouds and moisture. Meanwhile, here on the ground, winds are sustained around 10 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH, thanks to a tight pressure gradient from this long, positively tilted (band name!) trough to our northwest. It’s all seen here, in this not-that-easy-to-read surface analysis from 7 AM! read more