FXUS64 KOHX 250342 AFDOHX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 1042 PM CDT Fri Oct 24 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1032 PM CDT Fri Oct 24 2025 - High rain chances (70-90%) begin Sunday with 1 to 2 inches of rain expected between Sunday and Wednesday. Flooding is not a concern as this will bring relief to drought-stricken areas. - Temperatures will be warm tomorrow, but look for cooler-than- normal temperatures starting Monday. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Saturday Night) Issued at 1032 PM CDT Fri Oct 24 2025 Some clouds, some stars out there at forecast time. Bottom line, it's pretty quiet out there. Temperatures have cooled into the 40s just about everywhere (it's a little warmer where the thicker clouds are across our southern counties) and with additional cloud cover expected to stream into the area through the rest of the night, I don't think we'll be dealing with any frost tonight. Tomorrow, if you don't have outdoor plans, you may want to rethink that. It's going to be a fantastic day with some sun and clouds and temperatures climbing into the low to mid 70s across a majority of the mid-state. Here's the kicker -- it might be the warmest day we see in quite a while. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through next Saturday) Issued at 1032 PM CDT Fri Oct 24 2025 Big story for this forecast package is the rain finally returning to the area on Sunday. There are still some pretty big differences between global models regarding the arrival time of rain. In fact, I'd argue there's some significant differences between CAMs, as well. The HRRR is very slow in bringing showers into the area, with the bulk of the area remaining dry until the afternoon hours (rain focused well west of I-65 through the morning hours). The most recent RRFS solution shows something much more similar to what we've been seeing the last couple of nights and is really the way I'm leaning regarding timing. This means showers should start to cross the TN river shortly after sunrise and spread across I-65 before lunch time. Once rains arrive, they're gonna be around for bit. It could be Monday morning before we see much of a break and even then, scattered showers will be around. As far as thunder chances, it may not be until the evening hours Sunday when a few rumbles of thunder are heard as the upper low finally reaches the mid-state. The upper low should provide cool enough temperatures aloft for some elevated thunder. However, with us remaining well north of any true warm sector, no severe weather is expected. Models are in fairly good agreement right now regarding the rest of the week and that means a fairly active pattern for the first half of the week as a big upper low develops across the eastern half of the country. The trajectory of the center of this low will obviously play a large role in whether we see any thunder Tuesday or Wednesday, so my confidence in that is low right now. However, it does look like a wet few days. We will also be well below normal temperatures with Wednesday looking like the coolest day of the week -- we may not get out of the 50s! In the end, this pattern is going to go a long way in relieving our dry conditions across Middle TN as 1 to 2 inches (maybe even a few with as much as 2.5 inches) are expected area wide through Wednesday. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 608 PM CDT Fri Oct 24 2025 Despite BKN to OVC high level clouds, VFR conditions are expected to prevail through the TAF period. Winds will be light overnight and generally out of the east, but directions will become more southeasterly around 15Z. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 45 73 53 67 / 0 0 20 70 Clarksville 44 72 51 66 / 0 0 30 80 Crossville 38 65 45 62 / 0 0 10 70 Columbia 44 75 52 64 / 0 0 40 70 Cookeville 42 68 48 64 / 0 0 10 70 Jamestown 39 65 46 64 / 0 0 10 70 Lawrenceburg 43 73 52 63 / 0 0 30 70 Murfreesboro 43 73 51 66 / 0 0 20 70 Waverly 46 72 52 63 / 0 0 40 80 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Unger LONG TERM....Unger AVIATION.....Clements