The late afternoon clouds that made for such a beautiful sunset brought a few flurries to the northern half of middle Tennessee Thursday night.  We don’t expect to see any accumulation… and the truth is you have to look really close to see some of those tiny snow specs… but it is downright frigid in a cold northerly breeze. 

Friday will bring the sunshine out again, but it won’t warm up much.  High temps in the upper 30s,and teens expected Friday night.

Don’t worry Titans fans!  We’ll see temps back in the 50s by Sunday’s big game!!

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Mark Fagan captures a pastel sunset on Old Hickory Lake

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A Cooler Saturday

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Dean Martin shares a photo from the farm on South Harpeth Road

Mark Fagan captures an autumn angler on Old Hickory Lake

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We’ll worry about real November weather later this week.

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Most areas down into the upper 20s tonight.  The official airport reading may be a degree or two above freezing but you get the picture… Bundle Up early Thursday morning.

However, we will warm up nicely Thursday afternoon.  With sunshine and a light southeast wind, temps should reach the upper 60s.

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Low temps should bottom out in the 20s overnight.  Lingering clouds kept most areas above freezing early Tuesday morning, but with clear skies and light winds we should have no problem dropping well below freezing by the wee hours Wednesday morning. 

We usually get our first freeze of the fall season around the end of October, so the frigid weather is right on target. 

Plenty of sunshine again Wednesday but it will take time to warm up to the upper 50s.

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You can’t get much better weather than this in August:  Low humidity (dew point near 50!) and highs only in the mid 80s.  Tonight we will drop to low 60s in the city with some 50s once again sprinkled in the outlying areas, especially north and east of Nashville.  Highs on Sunday will be in the mid 80s again.

The  only difference:  The Stormtracker graphic above shows a system to our west that will spread some high clouds across most of Middle Tennessee.  Most of the rain with that system will stay in west Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi but there may be a few fringe showers or t’storms in west and southwest Middle Tennessee on Sunday.

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We had some impressive rain totals yesterday in isolated areas:

http://www.cocorahs.org/ViewData/StateIntensePrecipReports.aspx?state=TN

Today the rain chances are a little higher and more widespread.  We had a few warnings yesterday because of high wind with reports of power lines down in Davidson Counry. The same might happen again today; a few warnings but the bigger risk will come with the heavy rain. The rain will continue through the early evening before starting to shift south. By overnight we’ll start to see the skies clear. Then the heat is back: we’ll get into the upper 90’s by Sunday and Monday. Say hello to August! Predictor at 2pm today below:

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The actual thermometer should reach about 98 degrees on Monday, with a dew point near 70.  That would put the heat index between 105 & 110.  Check out this Heat Index Chart. 

This type of heat can be dangerous if you work outside.  Make sure you drink plenty of water and take breaks in the shade.  If you can go into the air conditioning for a while before resuming work, it will help.  Wear light colored clothing and a hat.

There is some relief in sight, though.  First, an increase in scattered storms on Tuesday will bring temps down several degrees, but still in the 90s.  By Wednesday, a front will push through leaving temps in the mid 80s after a half a day of clouds and showers.  On Wednesday night, temps will drop to the mid 60s, and Thursday’s highs will only be in the mid to upper 80s.

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