This week is starting dry.
Why dry? We’re dominated by a ridge building across the central United States. Ridges are high pressure, pressing down and suppressing vertical motion key to making it rain.
Dry Start to the Work Week, Ending Wet and Cold, Snow Unlikely Late Friday
Next Rain Event: Late Wednesday thru Friday. Rain-To-Snow Friday Night? Ehhhhhh.
The first half of the work/school week looks pretty good.
The second half not so much.
Next Rain Event Late Wednesday – Thursday – Friday
Storms/Severe?
Flood?
Snow?
Keep reading.
Rain should start around or after midnight Wednesday night into the wee hours of Thursday morning. “Should.”
Bad Titans Weather, Great for Us! Thu-Fri Rain. Snow Chances Thru NYE (Excitement Level: Delay of Game Penalty)
Today our weather is better than New York’s weather and I hope our football team is also, you know, better than the Giants.
(Apologies to my mother in law, who loves Eli Manning, and frankly I respect the dude, my son ran into him last summer and Eli was pure class. May you lose, uninjured, Eli).
Rain Today; Drying Out Tomorrow; Dry Start for Next Week
Scattered Showers Today
Low pressure center continues to swirl over north/central Mississippi, it will continue to keep spotty showers over us for today.
We continue to be a few degrees above normal for mid-December, with a high in the mid 50s. Clouds hanging around after sunset will keep overnight lows in the mid 40s.
Wet Couple of Days Ahead, Drying By Sunday
Wet Day Ahead
Outdoor plans are going to be difficult today as a surface low pressure system tracks off to our south. Moisture will become amplified as the afternoon hours progress.
Here is what the HRRR thinks will happen today. Notice the pockets of heavier rain towards sunset; we may hear a rumble of thunder to two. We are not expecting anything in the way of severe weather.
Enjoy the Sunshine Today. Rain Returns Overnight. Second Half of Weekend Salvageable.
This pic is from The Gulch Cam as it basks in the sunshine and 60° temps as of 1:00 pm. 61° is our forecast high for today, so we’ll see if we nudge a degree or two above that. I’m sure we won’t mind if we do. If you like sunshine, enjoy today. Here’s why:
Soggy Weekend Ahead, Temperatures Warming Next Week
Wednesday
Clouds have arrived! We are going to see more clouds today than previously thought. Here’s what you’ll notice about the temps when you step outside later this afternoon: 55°! SSW winds, which could be a tad gusty, will bring in warmer air that will help us get up into those mid-50s, but the lack of direct sunlight will keep it from feeling quite as glorious. Hey, we’ll take it, for sure! If the clouds do manage to squeeze out a few sprinkles of rain, it will be a negligible amount.
Sunny and Warmer Today; Rain Returns for Second Half of the Week
David, Will and I (this is Andrew) are good for each other. We’re the kind of friends that sit around and text each other at night about weather data. At 7:39 pm, David said “Feels like it’s gonna fog.” We continued by exchanging weather data numbers that would appear, to some, to be some kind of lock combination. It was a blast.
Cold Today, Warming Mid-Week, Rain Returns By Week’s End
The precipitation is over but the cold air is sticking around. Wind chills will keep us feeling near/below freezing.
With clearing skies overnight, temperatures will fall to 20º Tuesday morning.
Add that north wind and . . . Bundle up!
Blerg Alert! Details on Additional Precip Chances Today & Tonight, Overnight Refreezing Potential.
Most of Nashville and Will Co stayed just above freezing tonight. Those in far north Nashville, and anyone at elevation, saw icing.
Trees ice-glazed in Oak Hill. Elevation matters. pic.twitter.com/CzzfBH7avW
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