952  
FXUS64 KOHX 090329  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
1029 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM  
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
UPDATED AT 1029 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
- WARMING TEMPERATURES WITH NEAR-RECORD HIGHS POSSIBLE THIS  
WEEKEND.  
 
- NO MEANINGFUL RAINFALL CHANCES ARE FORECAST UNTIL POTENTIALLY  
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM  
 
(TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)  
ISSUED AT 1029 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OUTDOOR PLANS BEFORE THIS WORK WEEK ENDS, MAKE  
SOME! CLOUDS LINGER IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS EVENING, BUT WILL PUSH  
OUT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. FROM THERE, IT WILL BE A WARM, SUNNY DAY  
WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S. RINSE AND REPEAT ON FRIDAY, WITH LOWS  
THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE 40S AND 50S, AND HIGHS DURING THE DAY IN THE  
MID 70S TO LOW 80S.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM  
 
(SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1029 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
WE'RE ENTERING A DRY PERIOD HERE IN THE AREA, ACCOMPANIED BY ABOVE-  
NORMAL TEMPERATURES BEING FORECASTED. AS A RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD  
OVER THE SE US, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WARM INTO THE WEEKEND.  
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE 80S BY SUNDAY, WITH SOME  
PLACES FLIRTING WITH 90 DEGREES! THE BAD NEWS WITH THIS DRY WEATHER  
IS IT WILL BE WORSENING OUR DROUGHT CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, IT LOOKS  
LIKE WE MAY GET SOME RAIN INTO NEXT WEEK ACCORDING TO LONG RANGE  
GUIDANCE, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT PANS OUT AS WE GET CLOSER  
IN TIME.  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(00Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 539 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
VFR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT 30 HOURS UNDER DRY  
HIGH PRESSURE. WINDS WILL COME FROM THE SSE MOSTLY 8-10 KT.  
 
 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS  
 
NASHVILLE 51 77 50 80 / 0 0 0 0  
CLARKSVILLE 51 78 51 81 / 0 0 0 0  
CROSSVILLE 45 72 45 75 / 0 0 0 0  
COLUMBIA 49 76 49 80 / 0 0 0 0  
COOKEVILLE 48 73 48 75 / 0 0 0 0  
JAMESTOWN 46 73 46 75 / 0 0 0 0  
LAWRENCEBURG 48 75 49 78 / 0 0 0 0  
MURFREESBORO 50 77 49 80 / 0 0 0 0  
WAVERLY 53 78 53 81 / 0 0 0 0  
 
 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
NONE.  
 
 
 
 
SHORT TERM...HOLLEY  
LONG TERM....HOLLEY  
AVIATION.....13  
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