Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
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366 FXUS64 KOHX 050453 AFDOHX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 1053 PM CST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1051 PM CST Thu Dec 4 2025 - A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for portions of the Cumberland Plateau tonight for ice accumulation up to 0.10" and snow accumulations up to an inch. - Mixed wintry precipitation is likely across all of Middle TN through roughly 2AM. Some slick spots may develop tonight. Be cautious when travelling anywhere in the mid state. - Temperatures warm above freezing Friday afternoon. && .SHORT TERM... (Rest of today through Friday) Issued at 1200 PM CST Thu Dec 4 2025 It`s a cold, cloudy day across middle Tennessee. Moisture from an inverted trough along the Gulf Coast will provide our rain this afternoon and evening, with timing looking to start around 3PM. As this rain continues to linger across the mid-state, cold air will begin to mix with the rain, leading to wintry mix in areas along and north of I-40. Trend with this system continue to go up, which lends to more confidence in wintry and mixed precipitation occurring. Diving into specifics, it looks like all modes of wintry precipitation will be possible overnight. Freezing rain probabilities continue to increase on the cumberland plateau, where the winter weather advisory has been in place. The second area freezing rain probabilities continue to rise is in the intersection of Williamson, Dickson, and Hickman counties. Probabilities for freezing rain are less here than on the plateau, but still a notable increase for the surrounding areas. As of now, probabilities for >0.01" of freezing rain are up to 70-80% on the Cumberland Plateau, 30-50% in that eastern hot spot I mentioned earlier, and 10-30% on the I-40 corridor in between. If we bump that up to a tenth of an inch, 30-50% probability of seeing over 0.1" on the Plateau, 10-20% chance in the west, and <20% in between. Thankfully, there are no probabilities for exceeding a quarter of an inch of ice in Middle Tennessee. As for snow, the greatest chance of seeing accumulating snow over half an inch is on the Cumberland plateau in the winter weather advisory. That area could see up to one inch of snow by tomorrow morning. Friday morning, precipitation ends and temperatures will warm into the 40s, which will help with travel conditions across the mid- state. Once we get into Friday, the day should be relatively quiet in the aftermath of this system. && .LONG TERM... (Friday Night through next Thursday) Issued at 1200 PM CST Thu Dec 4 2025 Saturday will be dry but cloudy as the next system approaches on Sunday. Widespread low rain chances overspread the mid-state, with more cold air following behind it. Could see some wrap around snowflakes on Monday, but those chances are low and the accumulations would be nothing. Warmth will return into next week, with highs in the 50s expected mid-week. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1051 PM CST Thu Dec 4 2025 Most of the evening`s precipitation has transitioned onto the Cumberland Plateau and adjacent areas, so we`ve left -RASN in the TAFs for KCSV and KSRB during the initial forecast period. Look for ceilings to continue to deteriorate overnight across all of Middle Tennessee, with IFR or LIFR conditions prevailing well into the day Friday, along with considerable overnight and early morning fog. Winds will remain light/calm thru the period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 32 42 31 50 / 80 0 0 0 Clarksville 26 41 28 47 / 30 0 0 0 Crossville 32 41 29 45 / 90 0 0 0 Columbia 32 42 29 50 / 80 0 0 0 Cookeville 32 40 30 45 / 90 0 0 0 Jamestown 30 39 29 45 / 90 0 0 0 Lawrenceburg 32 42 29 49 / 90 0 0 0 Murfreesboro 32 42 29 49 / 90 0 0 0 Waverly 27 40 27 47 / 50 0 0 0 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory until 6 AM CST Friday for TNZ010-011- 031>034-065-066. && $$ SHORT TERM...Rose LONG TERM....Rose AVIATION.....Rose