Rojoice! Today is the last day temperatures will hit 90º in the foreseeable future.
Clouds and moisture are arriving ahead of a cold front. That front will show up late tonight or in the wee hours of Saturday morning, slow down and maybe stall out, all setting off a wet, unstable weather weekend where rain chances are definitely there, but there is no real good idea when they’ll arrive, how long they’ll stay, and where exactly they will be.
Keep the water close by today. We are headed for a high of 96º in Nashville. This is 10º+ above average for the middle of September. Dew points will remain high causing it to feel like the triple digits outside. Bottom line, today is going to feel awful for late September.
Here we are, 3 days from fall and we are looking at a high of 94º in Nashville today. Yes, you read that correctly.
Dew points will be flirting with the oppressive range, as well, today and tomorrow. Overall, the temperature outside will feel like the mid to upper 90s in the afternoon hours. Keep a bottle of water close by if you are going to spend any extended period of time outside.
We’ve got quite the clear morning over Nashville. A few pockets of fog are mixing out with the rising sun just to our north.
Expect mostly clear skies today. A few puffy clouds could work their way into our skies.
Here we are on Monday, September 17, still talking about a storm that formed on August 30. Just wow.
Florence will continue to be the major factor in our weather pattern. Its counter-clockwise flow and constant cloud cover are cooling our high temperatures by upwards of 10 degrees today. Looking at highs only the low 80s rather than the low 90s.
Clouds from Florence’s western edge produced afternoon light rain for a few of us.
A few more light showers are possible tonight and overnight as Florence lifts toward our northeast.
Here’s the HRRR model:
At sunrise, Tropical Depression Florence was centered in South Carolina with maximum sustained winds of 35 MPH. Its western edge extends into Nashville and Williamson County.
Today Florence should weaken more and hopefully Finally Move. It’s forecast to move north of Atlanta then north over East Tennessee today. We’ll be on its weaker west side, bringing us more clouds, winds, and possibly rain. The official forecast track:
Caught between Tropical Storm Florence to the east and a high pressure bubble to our north, it’s going to be hot and dry for us here today. Rain chances are slim this afternoon, but a quick thunderstorm could go up on radar.
Hot. Hot. Hot. That is the story of the day. High temperatures will slowly approach 90º with dew points in the 70ºs. Heat values will soar as high as 97º in some spots, so keep that bottle of water close by.
Dewpoints have returned to oppressive, and it definitely feels like it. I wish I could say there’s relief on the way, but fall-like temps have come and gone.
High temps today will be around 90, but with the dewpoint sitting around 70, the heat index will be in the upper 90s.
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