Scattered Storms Today. Watching Alberto For Memorial Day Impacts.

Hit or Miss Showers/Storms Today

Good morning Nashville! We are moving back into the summertime pattern with hit or miss showers and storms all day. It looks like coverage will be fairly good for the daytime hours, dying out by sunset. HRRR illustrates. A couple of these storms could be on the strong side, so stay aware if you have plans outside today. The good news is that these should be “pulse” storms, and organized severe weather is not expected. read more

Dry Thursday, Rain Chances Return Over the Weekend; Tropical Weather Next Week?

Sunny Thursday

High pressure has built into Tennessee, keeping the clouds away.

The HRRR model, below, shows some rain forming all around us, but nothing in Davidson or Williamson Counties.

Without clouds to shade us, temps are going to hang around in the 80s for much of the day, topping around 90, and although it’ll still be humid, it won’t be as humid as it was yesterday. read more

More Storms Possible Tomorrow

This afternoon, a severe thunderstorm developed in Maury County. By late afternoon, rain cooled air from that thunderstorm raced north and set off severe thunderstorms in Williamson then Davidson Counties. Hardest hit was Belle Meade and surrounding communities. High winds brought down trees and power was lost. We got several reports of small hail. Torrential rains caused localized flooding. read more

It’s “We Don’t Know Exactly When or Where but It May Rain This Afternoon” Season

It’s uncertainty season.

Here’s one reason why ETAs and rain/no rain questions about your outdoor event are very difficult to answer with confidence.

Remember in elementary school when you were hopefully taught rain is basically just a tall cloud. The taller the cloud, the more water it has. When it gets tall and big enough, the water it has is too heavy to stay suspended in the cloud, so the water falls. That’s rain. read more

Afternoon Showers Today; Same Story Tomorrow; Saturday Could be Dry

As discussed yesterday, days like today are hard to predict.

Today is expected to be like yesterday, with rain showers appearing as the sun heats the surface.

Earlier Today Through Lunch Time

Due to overnight cooling, most storms died during the night.  An increase of moisture closer to the surface left us with widespread cloud cover and thick fog in some places. The fog mixed out as the sun came up and warmed us up. read more