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Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
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656 FXUS64 KOHX 240519 AFDOHX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 1219 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1215 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 - Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected east of I-65 through this evening. No severe weather expected. - Fall-like temperatures are on the way for next week with highs 10-20 degrees below normal. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Monday Night) Issued at 1055 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025 As of 10 pm CDT...skies across Middle Tennessee are partly to mostly cloudy, mainly due to a couple areas of clouds along the Cumberland Plateau and our incoming frontal boundary. Temperatures have cooled into the 70s with light and variable winds. We are starting to see a couple reports of fog along the Cumberland Plateau, a trend that will likely continue. Latest WSR-88D trends At the surface, a cold front is moving southeast across the Midwest, and will bring us our long awaited relief from the heat and humidity tomorrow. Aloft, a longwave trough was quite evident across the northern United States, while the ridge of high pressure that has plagued the South since July has now shifted west, extending across the Pacific Coast and Rockies. For tonight into tomorrow, expect patchy fog to persist and become more widespread along the Cumberland Plateau by sunrise. This should burn off quickly in the morning. A few showers will be possible now into tomorrow afternoon ahead of the front, though coverage should be minimal compared to Saturday afternoon. All eyes will be on the front, which should move through during the day Sunday. North winds will increase, and we`ll feel that drop in humidity during the afternoon/evening. It`ll be warm once again Sunday with daytime highs in the 80s, and approaching/exceeding 90 one last time for a while. On Monday, finally! What we`ve all awaited...cooler weather! We`ll be dry with no chance of precipitation. With those dewpoints expected to be in the 50s, a light north wind, and afternoon high temperatures in the 70s and low 80s, expect widespread afternoon time off requests and a substantial increase in outdoor activities. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through next Sunday) Issued at 1055 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025 For this long-term forecast period, expect benign weather to continue throughout, though there may be a couple chances for some light precipitation, mainly Thursday Night and Sunday. Our longwave trough should remain entrenched across the northern United States, which will keep Middle Tennessee under northwest to west flow aloft. A few disturbances will move through the flow and approach our region, but it shouldn`t amount to much. Looking through our probabilistic forecasts, I`m struggling to find anything more than a slight chance (10-30%) of more than 0.01" inches, and a very low chance (less than 15%) for anything more than 0.10" inches. In other words, if you`re expecting any precipitation, you`ll be disappointed. With our persistent new weather pattern expected to last into next week, we should not expect much of a warming trend, or even a return of moisture from the Gulf. It looks like there`s around a 60% chance we`ll start to see dewpoints exceeding 60 degrees again by the weekend, though there is almost no chance of dewpoints exceeding 70 degrees. Therefore, the airmass should remain quite comfortable for us here in Middle Tennessee. After a few days with afternoon highs in the 70s to low 80s (Monday through Thursday), we`ll see a little bit of a warm up...to the low to mid 80s for Friday into the weekend. Enjoy this luxurious weather, though with the persistent dryness and temperatures in the 80s, drought conditions are guaranteed to worsen. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1215 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 BNA/MQY/CKV are expected to remain VFR for the taf period. NNW winds will increase to 5-10 kts late in the morning with some gusts up to 15-20 kts during the afternoon before decreasing in the evening to around 5 kts. For CSV/SRB, showers will linger around the terminals through the overnight hours with the best chances from 06-09z. Areas of fog could impact the terminals prior to 13z as well. VFR conditions are expected to return around mid morning for the remainder of the taf period. NNW winds will increase to 5-10 kts during the late morning. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 89 61 82 58 / 0 0 0 0 Clarksville 87 57 81 54 / 0 0 0 0 Crossville 80 54 74 51 / 20 0 0 0 Columbia 89 58 83 58 / 0 0 0 0 Cookeville 83 55 76 54 / 10 0 0 0 Jamestown 81 54 74 51 / 10 0 0 0 Lawrenceburg 87 57 81 57 / 0 0 0 0 Murfreesboro 88 58 81 57 / 0 0 0 0 Waverly 87 57 81 56 / 0 0 0 10 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Husted LONG TERM....Husted AVIATION.....Reagan