038  
FXUS64 KOHX 190331  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
1031 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM  
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
UPDATED AT 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
- DRY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH HIGH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  
 
- SEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID WEATHER WITH ON AND OFF CHANCES FOR  
SHOWERS AND STORMS NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM  
 
(TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)  
ISSUED AT 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
LINGERING LATE NIGHT SHOWERS AND PATCHES OF FOG WILL BE PUSHED  
OUT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A FRONTAL ZONE SLIDES SOUTH OF THE MID  
STATE. DAYTIME FRIDAY WILL BE MAINLY SUNNY AND LESS HUMID AS A  
LIGHT NORTH BREEZE BRINGS DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR.  
 
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND WITH  
A VERY PLEASANT FRIDAY NIGHT AND A MAINLY SUNNY, WARM SATURDAY.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM  
 
(SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1030 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
A SHORTWAVE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS LATE SATURDAY, EVENTUALLY  
PUSHING THROUGH MIDDLE TN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE  
RETURN OF HIGH HUMIDITY WITH HIGH RAIN AND STORM CHANCES,  
ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH  
GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR, BUT NO WIDESPREAD OR ORGANIZED SEVERE  
STORMS ARE EXPECTED.  
 
BEYOND THIS SYSTEM, THE UPPER AIR PATTERN THROUGH NEXT WEEK FAVORS  
CONTINUED ON AND OFF RAIN/STORM CHANCES AS A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE  
EASTERN STATES BRINGS A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES. SHOWERS AND  
STORMS WILL BE MAINLY DIURNAL WITH A SEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID  
PATTERN. LOWS WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE 60S AND HIGHS MAINLY IN THE  
80S.  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(00Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 609 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER MID TN AT 00Z WILL  
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DECREASE IN COVERAGE WHILE PUSHING SOUTHEAST  
THIS EVENING. THESE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A LATE NIGHT FRONTAL  
PASSAGE. CONDITIONS WILL VARY AS THESE FEATURES CROSS THE AREA  
WITH MAINLY MVFR CIGS/VSBYS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME  
NNW WITH FROPA WHILE STAYING GENERALLY LIGHT. DAYTIME FRIDAY AFTER  
15Z WILL BRING VFR WITH A NORTH BREEZE 6-10KT AS DRY HIGH  
PRESSURE TAKES OVER.  
 
 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS  
 
NASHVILLE 68 84 64 87 / 60 0 0 0  
CLARKSVILLE 64 83 62 86 / 20 0 0 0  
CROSSVILLE 65 79 57 82 / 70 0 0 0  
COLUMBIA 68 85 62 87 / 30 0 0 10  
COOKEVILLE 66 81 60 83 / 70 0 0 0  
JAMESTOWN 64 79 57 83 / 90 0 0 0  
LAWRENCEBURG 68 84 62 85 / 30 0 0 10  
MURFREESBORO 68 85 62 88 / 40 0 0 0  
WAVERLY 65 84 63 86 / 40 0 0 0  
 
 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
NONE.  
 
 
 
 
SHORT TERM...13  
LONG TERM....13  
AVIATION.....13  
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