Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
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757 FXUS64 KOHX 031131 AFDOHX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 531 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 527 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 - Temperatures remain below seasonal norms for the next several days. - Rain chances return Thursday night. There is a low chance of a wintry mix across Middle TN Friday morning. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Thursday Night) Issued at 1102 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025 Most of Middle TN is sitting in the upper 20s/low 30s and the whole area remains socked in under thick low clouds. There was concern earlier about the potential for freezing fog to develop overnight should clouds clear out, but the latest CAMs keep these clouds around through tomorrow morning, and models aside, we`ve watched these clouds remain nearly stagnant the whole day. Still, if there are any pockets of clearing, patchy freezing fog could develop, so be aware on your morning commute just in case. We will start Wednesday out in the mid 20s and the rest of the day will feature a clearing and slight warming trend as high pressure moves into the area. Highs will be in the mid 40s with overnight lows in the upper 20s. && .LONG TERM... (Friday through next Wednesday) Issued at 1102 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025 Multiple chances for precip exist as we move into the long term portion of the forecast with the first coming on Thursday night. An area of surface low pressure will develop over Texas and move into the western gulf, resulting in an abundance of moisture being infused back into the area. Rain chances will creep up from the south starting Thursday night, becoming more widespread by Friday with rain chances ranging from 30-60% (lower values north of I-40, higher values south of I-40). It currently looks like the bulk of this precip will fall as a cold rain, but there will be the possibility of a few mixed winter precip types falling as below- freezing air coming in from the north collides with this moisture. Looking at soundings, there is a warm nose of air aloft that is oscillating a few degrees depending on the model you look at, but temperatures at the surface remain at or right around freezing for most of the duration that precip is falling. Nonetheless, this will be something to monitor in the coming days. For what it`s worth, current NBM probabilities of 0.1" of snow Friday are between 10-20% and the chance of any accumulating freezing rain is even lower, less than 10%. The areas outlined in the current probabilities are roughly the northern half of the CWA. If we do get some wintry mischief, temperatures look to rebound nicely Saturday with highs reaching near 50 degrees, so should any impacts develop, they will be short-lived. Moving into the weekend, clouds and low rain chances will linger as Middle TN sits under a longwave troughing pattern. Our next system is currently forecast to move through Sunday with another invasion of cold air following it. As rain exits off to the east Monday and cooler temperatures filter in, a brief changeover from rain to snow looks possible across the Plateau. This could change, so stay tuned to the forecast for updates over the coming days. Moving into next week, rain chances back off and temperatures will attempt to modulate to near normal values by mid week with highs forecast to reach back into the mid 50s. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 527 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 Low level CIGS are persisting across Middle TN. Latest models suggest these clouds will stick around through the day with some clear across the Plateau after 18z. There is some uncertainty on how far west the clouds will erode, if at all. For now, thinking MVFR CIGS will remain for BNA/MQY/CKV through 06z tonight. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 46 31 43 32 / 0 10 0 50 Clarksville 43 26 37 26 / 0 0 0 30 Crossville 45 26 42 29 / 0 10 0 50 Columbia 48 28 44 31 / 0 10 0 60 Cookeville 44 27 42 30 / 0 10 0 50 Jamestown 44 26 40 27 / 0 0 0 50 Lawrenceburg 48 28 45 32 / 0 10 0 60 Murfreesboro 46 27 44 31 / 0 10 0 50 Waverly 43 27 38 27 / 0 10 0 40 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Baggett LONG TERM....Baggett AVIATION.....Cravens