Warm & Wet Week Ahead

Warming Up: 29° Today, Still Below Freezing

Officially, BNA dropped to 8° this morning. A few personal/COOP weather stations around town went lower, 2° in Brentwood and 3° in Franklin.

Today’s official high is 29°, but that’s in the shade; most places exposed to the sun should go over freezing and evaporate/melt the snow. Shaded areas will have a more difficult time clearing ice/snow. read more

Snow Q & A

There are Two Chances for Snow over the next 24 hours.

Chance #1: Thursday, From Now Until 9 PM

Should You Panic? No.

Why Not? Most of it looks like it will go north of us.

Our current radar also shows the majority of it skating across the southern Kentucky border which is what the HRRR model below thought it would do. read more

Two Rounds of Snow Chances, One Today, One Friday

Current Radar

There are two chances for very light snow accumulations today and tomorrow. One-quarter to one-half inch of snow total, with only minor travel problems.

Round 1 — Today: Winter Weather Advisory Begins at Noon, Chance of Snow the Rest of the Day

First things first, our Winter Weather Advisory that covers both Davidson Counties and Williams Counties goes into effect today at noon and will last through midnight tonight.

Here is the text of the advisory: read more

New Model Data Has Arrived To Add More Confusion & Uncertainty

Tonight – Super Chill Forecast

Clouds are increasing. Tonight is just another cold night. The Winter Weather Advisory is not for tonight.

Winter Weather Advisory from Thursday at Noon Until Thursday at Midnight

Current expectations: under 1″ of snow

Mixed model signals betray any meaningful confidence in the forecast

Here’s the text of the Winter Weather Advisory:

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This advisory DOES NOT MEAN we will get a lot of snowfall. We are currently expecting up to one inch but will likely see less than that. A dusting appears more likely. read more

Winter Weather Advisory Details, Timing, & What Might Go Wrong

Tonight – Super Chill Forecast

Clouds are increasing. Tonight is just another cold night. The Winter Weather Advisory is not for tonight.

Winter Weather Advisory from Thursday at Noon Until Thursday at Midnight

Current expectations: under 1″ of snow

Here’s the text of the Winter Weather Advisory:

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This advisory DOES NOT MEAN we will get a lot of snowfall. We are currently expecting up to one inch but will likely see less than that. A dusting appears more likely. read more

Calm Today, More Discussion on the Snow Potential Thursday

Relatively Quiet Today and Tonight

Crisp, cold, winter air has arrived and looks to stay through the remainder of the week. Overnight we had our first front swing through the area, bringing in those cooler temperatures with it.

We will start the day today with a few leftover clouds that are currently pushing out of our area. By lunchtime, we should begin to see those partly sunny skies if not before then. read more

Some Snow Possible With A Cold Snap

A Nod to Mr. Bobby Boyd

You probably don’t know him. Mr. Boyd has worked over 50 years in public service to this community as a forecaster at the NWS office in Nashville. He didn’t want a big deal made of his retirement, so if I can presume to speak for Nashville and all of Middle Tennessee, I’ll leave this here simply with a sincere “thank you.” read more