943  
FXUS64 KOHX 041623  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
1123 AM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
   
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
UPDATED AT 1103 AM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
 
- RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WITH COOLER  
TEMPERATURES TO START THE WEEK.  
 
- RAIN AND STORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST TUESDAY NIGHT  
AND WEDNESDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY WARMING THROUGHOUT  
THE WEEK, BUT ALSO STAYING CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMALS. LOW TO  
MEDIUM RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE DURATION OF THE WEEK  
AS WELL AS NEXT WEEKEND.  
 
- SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FOR AT LEAST  
THE NEXT 8 DAYS. IN ADDITION, TOTAL QPF VALUES FROM TONIGHT  
THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY RANGE FROM <1/4" ALONG THE KY STATE LINE TO  
A LITTLE OVER 1" NEAR THE AL STATE LINE.  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM
 
 
(REST OF TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1103 AM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
 
LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CONTINUE TO AFFECT MAINLY NORTHERN PORTIONS  
OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY, AND ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND  
TOMORROW AS AN UPPER LOW CIRCULATES TO OUR IMMEDIATE NORTH. OWING  
TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS AND A NORTHERLY FLOW, TEMPERATURES  
WILL STAY UNSEASONABLY COOL THROUGH TOMORROW BEFORE WE CLEAR OUT  
AND TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO INCREASE.  
 

 
   
LONG TERM
 
 
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1103 AM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
 
WE'LL GET TO ENJOY MAYBE 24 HOURS OF RAIN-FREE WEATHER BEFORE  
RAIN AND STORM CHANCES RESUME TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH THE  
NEXT SHORTWAVE. THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGHOUT NEXT WEEK AND  
WEEKEND WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT UNSETTLED, WITH PERSISTENT LOW TO  
MEDIUM RAIN CHANCES. DESPITE THE SEEMINGLY ENDLESS POPS, QPF  
VALUES ARE REMARKABLY LOW. EXPECTED TOTALS FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS  
(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY) RANGE FROM <1/4" ALONG THE KY LINE TO A  
LITTLE OVER AN INCH NEAR THE AL STATE LINE. AND OWING TO  
RELATIVELY WEAK DYNAMICS THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD, THERE'S  
NOTHING THAT POINTS TO ANY SORT OF SEVERE WEATHER RISK.  
TEMPERATURES FROM TUESDAY ONWARD WILL GRADUALLY WARM, BUT WILL  
ALSO STAY WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF SEASONAL NORMALS. WE WON'T  
BE GETTING ANY MAJOR FROPAS THAT WOULD HERALD A SIGNIFICANT AIR  
MASS CHANGE, EVEN LOOKING OUT TO 10 DAYS.  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(12Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 555 AM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
 
RADAR INDICATES A BAND OF LIGHT SHOWERS WILL IMPACT TAF SITES THIS  
MORNING, WITH BRIEF MVFR VIS POSSIBLE. SHOWER CHANCES WITH LITTLE  
IMPACT, ALONG WITH MVFR CIGS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT  
WESTERLY WINDS TO PICK UP A BIT WITH GUSTS TO 15KTS AS THEY BECOME  
MORE NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE DAY, THEN SUBSIDE AFTER 02Z TONIGHT.  
IT DOESN'T APPEAR CIGS WILL IMPROVE MUCH THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD,  
AND MVFR VIS IS ANTICIPATED AT SRB AND CSV LATE.  
 

 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
 
 
NASHVILLE 62 49 66 50 / 50 30 30 0  
CLARKSVILLE 59 48 64 48 / 60 40 30 0  
CROSSVILLE 59 42 60 44 / 50 30 40 0  
COLUMBIA 63 48 66 48 / 40 20 10 0  
COOKEVILLE 58 45 60 47 / 70 30 50 0  
JAMESTOWN 60 43 60 44 / 70 40 70 10  
LAWRENCEBURG 63 47 65 48 / 30 20 10 0  
MURFREESBORO 62 48 65 47 / 50 30 20 0  
WAVERLY 61 47 64 47 / 50 30 20 0  
 

 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
NONE.  

 
 

 
 
SHORT TERM...ROSE  
LONG TERM....ROSE  
AVIATION.....05  
 
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