Downpour creeping north into Nashville. No lightning with it. 720 PM.

Downpour creeping north into Nashville. No lightning with it. 720 PM.

Temps will yet again return to the upper 80s Thursday, getting close to the 90° mark.
An unsettled pattern will settle in for the weekend, with rain chances beginning late Thursday night.

HRRR model above shows rain entering our region late Thursday night continuing thru Friday morning. A break Friday midday, with more rain/storm chances Friday afternoon/evening. Fingers crossed we can be dry before all of our Friday evening outdoor activities (which there is a lot of). Still too much uncertainty to try to nail down any ETA/ETD, we’ll keep you updated. No severe weather expected.
HRRR model guesses the timing for rain and thunderstorms (non-severe) Friday. Time stamp upper left. More about this tomorrow.

As we wrap up April and begin May, we’ll be dry and temps will be well above average. Hopefully our showers last night can bring May flowers.

Wednesday and Thursday, high temperatures are expected to reach up into the upper 80s. Thursday looks like the best chance to hit the 90° mark, which would tie the daily record high set back in 1901.
Few lightning strikes, some those house rattling positive strikes. Most of us will sleep thru it. No severe weather worries tonight. Get some sleep. Rain gone by morning commute. Radar from 1205 AM

Sleepytime lightning possible overnight. Think most of us will just hear the rain. No severe weather concerns. 939 PM

No lightning detected anywhere close to us at 8:12 PM. Will take a few hours for the heavier rain to slide east over us. No concerns tonight, y’all, no severe weather.

Activity should ramp up over the next couple hours, bringing in some showers and sub-severe storms. Maybe a few rumbles of thunder and some gusty winds, but nothing of concern. HRRR model below shows the story.
Cicada invasion soon. Little buggers [NOTE: language sanitized] emerge with ground temps at 64F. Closest reliable data source to us – from the KY mesonet in Warren Co KY – shows their soils getting close to the magic number. We are probably a little bit warmer here, being further south. Our forecast has 87F and 89F temps Wed & Thu. So expect them to start showing up this week. Some of us have already seen them. I lived through the invasion in the 80s and it was not pretty. Pro tip: avoid perms, keep it tight, because those lil buggers [again, language sanitized] will pull up in your hair, shoutout to my screaming mother. Also if you have a vehicle with a big front grille, invest in a pressure washer.
Rain, few thunderstorms to begin after dark. HRRR guesses ETA 8-9 PM. Heavier rain after midnight. Lightning only hazard. No hail, damaging winds, or tornado forecast. ETA sunrise Tues.

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