597  
FXUS64 KOHX 220020  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
720 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
..NEW UPDATE
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
UPDATED AT 719 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
- MILD, SUNNY DAYS AND COOL, CLEAR NIGHTS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE  
FORESEEABLE FUTURE.  
 
- NO RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 7 DAYS, AND LIKELY  
LONGER.  
 
- DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO WORSEN.  
 

 
   
UPDATE
 
 
ISSUED AT 719 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE  
TO BRING QUIET WEATHER TO MIDDLE TN. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR  
WITH LIGHT NORTH WINDS. LOWS TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE LOW TO  
MID 40S.  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM
 
 
(REST OF TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1107 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
RIDGING CONTINUES TO BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE OF OUR FORECAST PERIOD,  
WITH SUNNY AND WARM CONDITIONS PERSISTING INTO THE WEEKEND. FOR THE  
NEXT FEW MORNINGS, PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MIDDLE  
TENNESSEE. IT LOOKS LIKE THURSDAY MORNING HAS THE MOST POTENTIAL TO  
BE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN LOCALIZED, SO USE CAUTION ON YOUR MORNING  
COMMUTES. OTHERWISE, ENJOY THE SUNSHINE AND MILDER (YET STILL ABOVE-  
AVERAGE) TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  
 

 
   
LONG TERM
 
 
(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1107 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
DRY AND SUNNY CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO MID-WEEK NEXT WEEK AS SURFACE  
HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS ITS GROUND IN THE EASTERN US. STABLE  
TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S FOR HIGHS AND 40S FOR MORNING LOWS WILL  
PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. NO NOTABLE CHANCES  
FOR PRECIPITATION EITHER, WHICH MEANS THE DROUGHT IS ONLY GOING TO  
GET WORSE ACROSS THE MID-STATE.  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(00Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 614 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES.  
LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH UNDER 7 KNOTS.  
 

 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
 
 
NASHVILLE 45 77 46 75 / 0 0 0 0  
CLARKSVILLE 45 78 44 75 / 0 0 0 0  
CROSSVILLE 42 69 38 69 / 0 0 0 0  
COLUMBIA 44 77 43 76 / 0 0 0 0  
COOKEVILLE 44 71 42 72 / 0 0 0 0  
JAMESTOWN 44 69 41 70 / 0 0 0 0  
LAWRENCEBURG 43 76 41 76 / 0 0 0 0  
MURFREESBORO 43 77 42 77 / 0 0 0 0  
WAVERLY 46 76 46 74 / 0 0 0 0  
 

 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
NONE.  

 
 

 
 
UPDATE.......MUELLER  
SHORT TERM...HOLLEY  
LONG TERM....HOLLEY  
AVIATION.....MUELLER  
 
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