More Clouds On The Way; Big Cool Down Monday Night
It might seem chilly outside right now, but temps will actually stay above freezing again tonight (mid 30s) as more clouds push in followed by another push of cold air for Monday night and Tuesday, as well as Tuesday night. Monday’s highs should reach the upper 40s in the cloud cover. As skies clear late Monday another push of cold air will drop temps into the upper 20s by Tuesday morning. Tuesday’s highs in the sunshine should reach no higher than the low to mid 40s in the sunshine along with a cold northerly wind. Tuesday night we should see mid 20s for lows before int warms up a little bit (into the 50s for Wednesday through Friday.
Another strong front should push through by Saturday with good rain chances late Friday, Friday night and Saturday, and once again, we have a chance to see snow flurries later Saturday through Saturday night. Sure seems like someone pushed the “winter” button!
Sun Was Nice To See Today, But More Clouds On The Way, Then Colder
Although it was still on the chilly side, the sunshine’s reappearance made the 40 degree temperatures a little more tolerable, but don’t get used to it. More clouds will push in late tonight and hang around for most of Monday, yielding highs in the upper 40s to low 50s in south Middle Tennessee. Then the bottom drops out again tomorrow evening. By sunrise Tuesday we should be seeing upper 20s for lows, followed by only low to mid 40s for highs Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday night we should see mid 20s, but Wednesday afternoon we should manage low 50s followed by mid 50s on Thursday.
Chilly Night, Cool Sunday Cloudy Start Should Give Way To Sun
First of all, I got a call, from Manchester saying they’ve also seen some flurries. Sherriff’s dispatch there has seen a little sleet.Â
Along with those flurries to the east, skies will remain overcast overnight causing a fairly even temperature spread across Middle Tennessee. The clouds should also keep most readings slightly above freezing, though it won’t feel that way in the northwesterly breeze. On Sunday, morning clouds should give way to some sunshine as the day goes on with most areas staying in the 40s for highs. Winds will be from the west 10-15 mph making it feel cooler.
Flurries Along The Cumberland Plateau
One of our readers “Cookeville Weather Guy” filed this report in the comment section of our previous entry:
on November 15th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Took a quick trip over to Pigeon Forge last night and returned about 10 minutes ago. While traveling through Cumberland County between the towns of Crossville and Monterey, I observed snow falling at the 308 mile marker. Temperature on the dashboard of the car was 38°…
http://www.cookevilleweatherguy.com
Speaking of the previous entry, read below for my take on the forecast.
Sure Feels Like Winter!
The News 2 City Cam showing the grey skies just before sunset
Brrr! It was like an ugly winter day with cloudy skies, temps in the 40s, off and on patchy rain, and a chance for some evening flurries east of Nashville in the higher elevations.
We expect the clouds to hang in there overnight through Sunday morning with lows dropping to just near freezing and barely below east and north of Nashville.
On Sunday, morning clouds should give way to partly cloudy skies as the day wears on, yielding highs in the upper 40s during the afternoon. The updated 7 Day Forecast is showing highs in the 40s every day this coming week except for Wednesday. I guess we better get used to it!
Winter weekend?
Who ordered winter? Temperatures will fall through the 40s today, courtesy of gusty northwest winds. Scattered rain showers will dampen things from time to time, especially this morning. The weather gets weird this evening (weird by November standards, anyhow). A few flurries could mix in with the drizzle this evening and tonight.  Kudos to Davis Nolan, who latched onto this idea last weekend. Temperatures tonight will fall to the lower 30s, although the limited moisture shouldn’t cause many problems. One exception: over toward the Cumberland Plateau, it’s possible a couple of spots could see a dusting by tomorrow morning if flurries do develop.
Sunday should bring partial sunshine, but highs will only by in the 40s. Check the seven day forecast and you’ll find that winter-like temperatures are here to stay. Stay warm!
Fog to Start, Some Sun Today
We’ll watch the clouds clear out this morning and enjoy a little sun along with temperatures in the upper 60’s (the warmest day in a week). The next weather maker arrives tomorrow night in the form of a strong cold front. A few storms possible tomorrow night along with some rain for Friday Night Football. Windy and warm tomorrow- highs in the low 70’s! Then the front brings in some cold weather- we’ll have highs only in the 40’s this weekend! Burr! Below is how Predictor shows a line of rain and storms along the cold front tomorrow night:
Temporary Break In The Rains
Last entry we talked about “holes” in the rain on Stormtracker. If you look above, you can see that most of the rain has lifted northward into Kentucky as of the late afternoon and early evening hours, yielding a cloudy, misty regime. This bodes well for all of the CMA festivities downtown.Â
We do expect more rain to return overnight tonight into tomorrow morning, then tapering off from the west during the mid morning hours. This will allow tomorrow’s temps to soar into the mid to upper 60s tomorrow. If we can get enough peaks of sun, we could even see 70 on Thursday.
There will be another round of showers and a few t’storms Friday evening with a fairly strong cold front that will chill temps down for the weekend. We still could see some leftover drizzle on Saturday changing to a few flurries form Nashville eastward.
Radar Beginning To Show Some “Holes” In The Rain
If you are following Stormtracker above, you can see that the “rain shield” is starting to develop holes or breaks in the steady rain. It’s not to say that there aren’t rain chances this afternoon, tonight, and early tomorrow morning, but we may have some occasional breaks in the rain. That might lower our rain totals, but make CMA Award Show operations downtown a little less problematic.
Here Comes The “Real Rain”… Drive Home Safely This Afternoon
Although there were a few showers yesterday, and our eastern and southern counties received rain last night, the best rain chances are just arriving. This will be a steady rain for the rest of the afternoon and most of the night into tomorrow morning when it will taper off. I think that our rain total for yesterday through tomorrow morning will amount to around .5-1″. That’s down from my forecast of 1.5-3″ that I gave yesterday, but still a decent rain. Be careful in the wet P.M. rush hour commute today.
By this weekend, there won’t be many leaves left on the trees. This was a beautiful fall. I hope you enjoyed the sights. Here’s one last glimpse from our friend Mark Fagan on Old Hickory Lake in Sumner County.
P.S. Still some drizzle possibly changing to a few flurries on Saturday from Nashville eastward.
