Light rain fell last night into this morning, but is already wrapping up in Nashville as we approach 6:00 a.m. The light showers will continue toward the Cumberland Plateau through 8:00 a.m.

Lingering moisture may be an issue on the roads during the morning commute, especially east of I-65.

Despite clouds, highs will reach the upper 40s by midday before a cold front swings across the mid-state after lunchtime. An isolated shower is possible the rest of the day, but it should be dry the bulk of the day.

Colder weather will push in this evening, setting the stage for a chilly New Year’s Eve. Around midnight, look for temperatures in the 30s, wind chills in the 20s, a breeze at 15 mph, and a mostly cloudy sky. I can’t rule out an isolated patch of drizzle or a flurry as we ring in 2010, but that chance looks pretty slim.

A prolonged stretch of cold weather looks like a lock for the first week of the New Year. Check the seven day forecast; we’ll only see highs in the low-to-mid 30s from Friday through next week.

Temperatures will hit the upper 40s at midday before a cold front moves through this afternoon.

Bundle up - wind chills tonight will be in the 20s!

StormTracker is showing a few light “radar returns” of light snow and/or sprinkles as we kick off our Wednesday.

Most of that precipitation is evaporating before it hits the ground, because the air is pretty dry (relative humidity in Nashville at 8:00 a.m. is 50% with a temperature of 39 degrees). However…I just took a phone call reporting stray snowflakes in East Nashville.

Our forecast remains unchanged the rest of today; increasing rain chances after midday through tonight and lasting through Thursday.

Read my earlier post for all the dirty details.

This Wednesday morning is another cold one across the Mid-South, with temperatures on either side of freezing. You may notice a few “radar returns” on StormTracker (what looks to be some sprinkles or flurries) but none of that precipitation is reaching the ground. The reason: very dry air at the surface, so the precipitation is drying up before it can make it down to the ground.

A cloudy sky will hang around today, while a south breeze pushes temperatures into the middle 40s by afternoon. A few light rain showers are possible this afternoon through tonight, and even into the day on Thursday.

Temperatures will be in the middle 40s on Thursday at midday, before a cold front ushers in much colder weather for New Year’s Eve. Temperatures at midnight will be around freezing, with a mostly cloudy sky and a brisk northwest breeze. I can’t rule out a stray flurry as we ring in 2010, but that chance looks small.

A prolonged period of cold weather will kick off the New Year, with highs in the 30s on Friday. Temperatures will stay well below average through the weekend and into next week (looks for highs in the 30s and lows in the teens). Despite the cold air in place, moisture looks limited during that stretch - so aside from a few flurries, it doesn’t look like any big snows are on tap for the Mid-South to kick off 2010.

A few light rain showers are possible this afternoon through Thursday.

It’s cold this Tuesday morning, with wake-up temperatures in the 20s to near 30 degrees. Low clouds will hang around parts of the mid-state the first few hours of the day.

Highs will only hit 40 degrees during the afternoon, while thin clouds thicken this evening and tonight.

On Wednesday, we’ll watch for the possibility of an isolated wintry mix (rain/snow/sleet) in the morning. The moisture will be limited, so I don’t anticipate widespread problems. Temperatures will climb into the 40s by Wednesday afternoon, with a chance of light rain. The chance of rain continues through Wednesday night into Thursday, the last day of 2009.

A cold front on Thursday afternoon will usher in cold, blustery weather just in time for your New Year’s Eve plans. I can’t rule out an isolated flurry or raindrop at midnight, but temperatures will be the big story, right around 32 degrees as we ring in 2010.

The New Year will begin with a stretch of very cold weather. On Friday, a few flurries are possible, with blustery conditions and temperatures below freezing.

Highs should only be in the 30s on Friday through the weekend into next Monday, so…brrrr!

Light rain in the forecast Wednesday afternoon/evening.

Wednesday morning’s possible mix should be very isolated.

We start our Monday morning after Christmas with temperatures in the low 20’s. Some sunshine and a west wind should at least get us into the upper 30’s this afternoon. But later today clouds thicken and the winds pick up combining to make for a cooler feel to our Monday afternoon. Tonight lows in the mid-20, tomorrow highs in the low 40’s.

Heads up about New Year’s Eve. We are watching a band of snow move across Texas tomorrow as a low develops in the Gulf and moves to our south across the Gulf coast.

That is a storm track more typical the El Nino winter we are in. With the cold air so close by and the moisture down to the south we could end up with a cold rain on the last day of the year changing over to a rain/sleet combination on New Year’s eve. This could become all snow in the overnight and we could start the New Year with snow on the ground. The last accumulating snow was 303 days ago at the Nashville Airport. We have had two days with a trace of snow (flurries in the air really) so far but not enough to stick to the ground.