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FXUS64 KOHX 201545
AFDOHX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1045 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1045 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
- WARM WEEKEND WITH NEAR-RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES.
- LOW SHOWER AND STORM CHANCE (<30%) SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
- LOW SHOWER AND STORM CHANCE SUNDAY EVENING FOLLOWED BY COOLER
(STILL ABOVE NORMAL) TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(REST OF TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1045 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
SPRING HAS OFFICIALLY AND BOLDLY ARRIVED TODAY WITH SUNSHINE AND
WARM SOUTH BREEZES. TN WAS ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF A POWERFUL,
SPRAWLING RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE SWELTERING SOUTHWEST STATES.
THIS RIDGE WILL KEEP OUR WX WARM AND MOSTLY DRY THIS WEEKEND, BUT
A COUPLE OF WEAK WAVES WILL SKIRT THE RIDGE PROVIDING LOW CHANCES
(LOW COVERAGE) FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS.
REGARDING WEEKEND TEMPERATURES, HIGHS WILL BE 20 TO 25 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL WITH RECORDS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY.
BNA
SATURDAY FORECAST 83, RECORD HIGH 89 FROM 1907, NORMAL 64
SUNDAY FORECAST 86, RECORD HIGH 88 FROM 1907, NORMAL 65
CSV
SATURDAY FORECAST 77, RECORD HIGH 78 FROM 2017, NORMAL 57
SUNDAY FORECAST 81, RECORD HIGH 78 FROM 2011, NORMAL 58
REGARDING RAIN CHANCES, THE FIRST WEAK WAVE WILL BRING LESS THAN 30
PERCENT SHOWER/STORM CHANCES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AND
MOST OF THAT WILL BE EAST OF I-65. THAT MEANS MOST PLACES WILL STAY
DRY. ANY SHOWERS OR STORM THAT DO FORM SHOULD BE BRIEF AND ISOLATED.
THE NEXT CHANCE WILL COME WITH A COLD FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT. STORM
PARAMETERS LOOK THREATENING TO OUR NORTH WITH AN SPC RISK AREA
FOCUSED ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. ANY STORMS THAT COME DOWN OUR WAY
SUNDAY EVENING WILL BE ALONG THE TRAILING LINE AND WILL ARRIVE AS
DIURNAL INSTABILITY BEGINS TO WEAKEN. STILL, SOME REMNANT STRONG
WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR WITH ANY LINGERING STORMS, ESPECIALLY OVER
OUR FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES. AGAIN, COVERAGE APPEARS LIMITED.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 1045 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TEMPS WILL DROP BACK A BIT FOR NEXT WEEK, ALTHOUGH IT WILL STILL
BE ON THE WARM SIDE OF NORMAL. THE RIDGE WILL FLATTEN A LITTLE, SO
THE PATTERN MAY BECOME A BIT MORE UNSETTLED WITH AT LEAST LOW-
END RAIN CHANCES MID TO LATE WEEK. BY THE END OF THE WEEK, MODELS
DIVERGE WITH HEIGHTS, SO OUR TEMPERATURES SHOW 20+ DEGREE RANGES
IN THE ENSEMBLES. REGARDLESS, NOTHING VERY EXTREME IS IN THE
FORECAST AND NO HAZARDOUS WX IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THAT IS
ALWAYS GOOD NEWS THIS TIME OF YEAR!
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 619 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
VFR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL
BECOME SSW WITH GUSTS AROUND 20KT STARTING AROUND 15Z. WIND GUSTS
WILL DIMINISH AROUND 00Z.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
NASHVILLE 81 59 83 61 / 0 0 10 10
CLARKSVILLE 81 59 84 62 / 0 10 10 10
CROSSVILLE 73 56 77 58 / 0 10 20 30
COLUMBIA 80 58 84 60 / 0 0 10 10
COOKEVILLE 74 55 78 59 / 0 10 20 40
JAMESTOWN 73 55 77 57 / 0 10 30 30
LAWRENCEBURG 78 56 83 60 / 0 0 10 10
MURFREESBORO 80 57 84 60 / 0 0 10 10
WAVERLY 81 59 83 61 / 0 0 10 10
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...13
LONG TERM....13
AVIATION.....13
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