Snow is moving across middle Tennessee this morning, its been awhile since we’ve had such a well behaved snow event (in other words: acting like predicted). Expect about an inch of snow from a Waverly to McMinnville line north, higher amounts in the hills west and east of Nashville and the plateau. The snow will be going on most of the the day with the heavier amounts during the morning. This evening as the atmosphere cools down with a cold front coming through we’ll have another nice little round. It should be tapering off on the plateau by Sunday morning. Highs today will get into the mid-30’s so during the day we might see a little sleet mixed in. Below are the forecasted snowfall totals for our area:

Justin is out live this morning playing in the snow, I’m here in the forecast center keeping an eye on the snow. Stay tuned!

The first batch of snow showers will be light and mainly across northern middle Tennessee and Kentucky well before daybreak.

Nashville’s temp plummeted to 23 degrees at 9pm only to jump up to 27 at 10pm. The southerly wind will continue to push temps up… above freezing by daybreak and until noonish.

Expect midday through evening snow showers with temps dropping again.

Up to an inch of snow possible with higher amounts (2-4″) across northern plateau and
possibly northwest corner (1-2″).

We have some sunshine today and some west wind to help push our temperatures just above freezing today. That’ll be the first time in two days…

Clouds come in this evening as a quick moving clipper dives across the midwest and turns NE just as it moves across Kentucky. During the overnight we’ll have some snow, it should be snowing we we wake up tomorrow morning. Not a lot of snow typically in this scenario but it could end up with an inch or so. It’ll get just above freezing tomorrow during the day so I expect the morning snow to change over to periods of rain/sleet. As the low pulls away and the winds turn back to the NW we’ll watch it all turn back over to snow. Up on the plateau you might not get that transition and end up with more snow than the basin area.

One more cold weekend but the weather pattern is changing. Next week we expect temperatures at least at normal if not warmer than that by end of the week (normal is in the low 50’s).

It wasn’t much but enough for Bobby & Virginia Bass to have some fun!

Teens again tonight but drier air here at the surface means that any snow flurries should evaporate before reaching the ground… with the exception on a stray or two.

Cold again Friday but a more southerly fetch late in the day should push us above freezing:

Saturday is a tough call simply because the models do not agree on timing. A couple want to bring the moisture in by daybreak…. that would mean snow from the start, could mix with rain as we reach highs near 40, and then back to lingering snow flurries by late evening.
OR, as other models suggest, moisture arrives midday after temps are above freezing and it begins as a light rain changing over to light snow by late evening.

It ain’t easy forecasting snow in middle Tennessee but I guess you have realized that by now!?!?

We’ve had enough flurry activity overnight to give some areas of middle Tennessee a dusting of snow this morning. The flurries leave out late morning, we’ll briefly see the sun a little before gathering again this afternoon. Late today we’ll likely see the flurries/light snow return. Today’s high will again be below freezing in most locations, a stready north wind will produce a wind chill in the teens all day long. Tonight some clearing and lows down in the teen’s, tomorrow some sunshine and highs in the mid-30’s (above freezing!).

Still looking at what’s heading our way Saturday morning and thinking snow. It will likely turn over to some sleet and rain during the day on Saturday before ending with some light snow Saturday night into Sunday morning. Lisa will have an update on this later this afternoon.

We’ve got some school delays and closing this morning, I’m updating the map as the morning moves along.