Enjoy the outdoors this afternoon if you can, because tomorrow will be on the wet side.  A low pressure center is forming in the Gulf of Mexico and will push towards Tennessee on Tuesday.  This puts our rain chances 80% or higher tomorrow.  The rain should be pushing in during the morning hours.  One half to one inch of rain is likely with this system.  It will push out pretty quickly, yielding a nice day on Wednesday. 

The next system should bring showers and t’storms late Thursday and on Friday.  Some of the storms on Friday could be strong or severe.  It’s a little too early to pin down details, but we will keep you posted as the week wears on.

As mentioned before, temps will drop to the upper 30s in the city with mid 30s north and east of town.  One thing we want to add is patchy fog.  The fog will be especially thick near lakes and rivers where water temperatures are still relatively warm.

But after the chilly start, temps will rebound nicely to the low 70s by the afternoon hours.

On Tuesday, a low pressure center coming out of the Gulf of Mexico will bring rain back to the area.  This will be a quick moving system and by Wednesday, the rain will exit with temps still in the 70s for highs.

We will start off on the cool side on Monday morning with temps around 39-40 in the city, and in the mid 30s north and east of town.  There should be a little scattered frost in the morning, as well, so keep the windshield scraper handy before you head out to work or school.

However, by the afternoon hours, temps should moderate to the low 70s for highs with a southeast wind picking up to around 10mph by then.

Our next chance for rain is on Tuesday as a low pressure center moves our way out of the Gulf of Mexico.

With temperatures dropping to the mid to upper 30s, scattered frost and fog are expected to develop.  Keep that in mind if you have early morning plans.  

However, as the day wears on, temps should warm to the mid 60s by the afternoon hours with just a few thin high clouds and abundant sunshine.

After the cloudy and chilly start this morning (with a few patches of drizzle), it sure was nice to see the sun reappear as expected this afternoon.  With clear skies tonight, temps will be dropping to the upper 30s in the city, with mid 30s in some of the outlying areas, especially north and east of Nashville.  We could see some scattered frost, especially in those northern and eastern counties.

On Sunday, we only expect some thin feathery cirrus clouds to push through with an otherwise mostly sunny sky.  After a chilly start with some scattered frost, particularly in the eastern counties, temps should moderate to the mid 60s by afternoon (upper 60s to the south of Nashville).

Friday Night High School Games: Mostly cloudy and cool with a 20% chance for occasional drizzle.  Temps starting in the low 60s and falling to the mid 50s during the games.

Saturday College Games:

UT @ Alabama: 2:30pm.  Becoming partly cloudy.  Temp 61 and game time, 65 by 4th quarter.

MTSU vs. Western KY: 2:30pm.  Becoming partly cloudy.  Temp 54 at game time, 57 by 4th quarter.

Vandy @ South Carolina: 7pm EDT, 6pm CDT.   Rain ending.  62 at game time falling through 50s.

Tennessee Tech vs. SEMO:  1:30pm.  Mostly cloudy, 52 at game time, 54 by 4th quarter.

Austin Peay vs. E. Kentucky: 6pm.  Clear and cool.  55 game time, 40s during 4th quarter.

The steady rains have now pushed east of I-65.  However, we have some “pesky” patchy drizzle off and on all the way back to the Mississippi River and westward into Arkansas (see Animated Regional Radar & click “back” to return). 

Initially, we expected all precipitation to be gone in time for high school football games this evening.  However, we could still see off and on drizzle during the games with temps falling through the 50s.  Dress to stay dry and warm.