Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
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119 FXUS64 KOHX 301746 AFDOHX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 1146 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1140 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025 - Our precipitation chances will resume Monday afternoon and will continue into Tuesday. Storm total QPF values range from 0.5" to 1" across Middle Tennessee. - There are low to medium chances for light snowfall accumulations mainly north of I-40 Monday night and early Tuesday, especially northwest Middle Tennessee. Chances for 1" or greater accumulation are very low (<20%) at this time. - Temperatures will remain below seasonal norms for the next several days. && .SHORT TERM... (Rest of today through Monday) Issued at 928 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025 A cold front is currently making its way across Middle Tennessee, having already cleared the Nashville Metro Area but still west of the Cumberland Plateu. There are a few light echoes showing up on radar, and some patchy drizzle (mainly ahead of the boundary) that isn`t showing up. Post-frontal temperatures have dropped agonizingly close to freezing, and are lagging behind the previous hourly grids. So, I`ve re-populated with the most recent (14Z) CONSShort, which seems much more representative, and lowered our daytime maximum temperatures accordingly. We can expect partial clearing in some locations later this afternoon, but we won`t get much of a break, because the next active weather system will begin spreading precipitation into Middle Tennessee tomorrow afternoon as an inverted trough, attached to a surface low moving onshore from the Gulf, develops over the region. Meanwhile, overnight lows tonight will drop into the 20s areawide, but we`ll at least warm into the 40s by tomorrow afternoon. && .LONG TERM... (Monday Night through next Sunday) Issued at 1032 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025 The aforementioned surface low is expected to race from near MOB at 06Z Tuesday to near Cape Hatteras 9 hours later. The low track will be far enough south and east of Middle Tennessee that sufficient cold air should enable at least light snowfall accumulations across northern portions of Middle Tennessee, and especially our northwest (i.e., Clarksville, Waverly, Dover) Monday night and Tuesday morning. However, the probability of measuring an inch or more is very low (<20%). Therefore, at this time, we do not anticipate having to issue any advisories for wintry precipitation. Due to the speed of the surface low, our rain chances should all be gone by 18Z Tuesday, and high pressure will then dominate the middle part of next week, although temperatures are likely to remain below seasonal norms throughout the 7-day forecast period. The next active weather system looks to bring precipitation to the mid state Thursday night and Friday, and an early look into that portion of the forecast suggests that we may start off with more wintry precipitation late Thursday night and early Friday. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1140 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025 Tracking a line of clearing on satellite imagery which is right over BNA as I`m writing this. Thus, BNA is mainly a VFR wind forecast, though some scattered clouds 020-030 are possible through the afternoon (an MVFR ob cannot be ruled out). Meanwhile, IFR is still in place at SRB/CSV and will likely persist through much of the afternoon. Eventually cloud cover will improve across these eastern airfields, ~22z at SRB and ~00z at CSV. Winds prevail NW today at 5-10 kts, becoming NE to E tomorrow. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 44 25 47 32 / 20 0 50 100 Clarksville 38 22 43 29 / 0 0 40 100 Crossville 40 20 46 31 / 30 0 50 100 Columbia 43 24 46 32 / 10 0 60 100 Cookeville 41 22 48 32 / 30 0 50 100 Jamestown 40 21 47 31 / 30 0 40 100 Lawrenceburg 43 23 47 32 / 20 0 70 100 Murfreesboro 44 23 48 32 / 20 0 60 100 Waverly 39 22 42 28 / 0 0 50 100 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Rose LONG TERM....Rose AVIATION.....Sizemore