293  
FXUS64 KOHX 280326  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
1026 PM CDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
   
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
UPDATED AT 1022 PM CDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
- WARM, SUNNY DAYS AND COOL, CLEAR NIGHTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH  
THE WORK WEEK.  
 
- NO RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT THE  
WEATHER PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT THIS WEEKEND.  
 
- DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN IN THE NEAR-TERM.  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM
 
 
(TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)  
ISSUED AT 1022 PM CDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
I TELL YOU WHAT. WE MAY BE CRUNCHY AND DRY, BUT YOU CAN'T ASK FOR  
ANY BETTER FALL WEATHER THAN WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS.  
AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 70S AND CRISP WAKE-UP WEATHER IN THE 40S?  
IT'S BEEN AMAZING -- AND WE'RE NOT DONE YET. MORE OF THE SAME IS  
EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE MAY BE A DAY OR TWO WE REACH 80 AT  
BNA, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE WILL MAINTAIN THE 70S WITH LIGHT WINDS AND  
LOTS OF SUN.  
 

 
   
LONG TERM
 
 
(SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1022 PM CDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
OF COURSE, ANYONE READING THIS IS WONDERING ABOUT THE WEEKEND RAIN.  
IT'S SAFE TO SAY, WE'RE GONNA GET IT. THE QUESTION IS WHEN. WHEN I  
LEFT HERE LAST FRIDAY, THE GFS ALREADY HAD TWO DAYS IN THE BOOKS  
BRINGING RAIN IN HERE SATURDAY EVENING. 4 DAYS LATER, THAT HASN'T  
CHANGED, SO THERE HAS BEEN SOME SERIOUS CONSISTENCY WITH THIS. IN  
THE SAME VAIN, THE EURO WAS DRY ALL WEEKEND. AS OF THE 12Z RUN, IT  
LOOKS LIKE IT'S FINALLY COMING AROUND TO THE GFS, HOWEVER JUST NOT  
AS EARLY. IT'S LEANING MORE TOWARD AFTER MIDNIGHT ARRIVAL. THE NBM  
REFUSES TO TAKE A STAND ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, SO WE'RE GONNA BE  
ANOTHER DAY OR TWO TO WORK THE TRICK-OR-TREATING NEWS. THE GOOD NEWS  
IS FORECAST SOUNDINGS AREN'T LOOKING THUNDERY. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS  
ISN'T GOING TO BE ANYTHING NEAR A DROUGHT BUSTER AS MOST, IF NOT ALL  
OF MIDDLE TN, WILL REGISTER LESS THAN 1 INCH.  
 
HERE'S THE BEST NEWS: THE ARRIVAL OF THIS WEEKEND'S RAINS LOOKS TO  
BE A SHIFT IN THE OVERALL PATTERN WITH MORE RAIN IN THE CARDS NEXT  
WEEK.  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(00Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 607 PM CDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH PASSING HIGH  
CLOUDS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT OR LESS THAN 5 KNOTS.  
 

 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
 
 
NASHVILLE 51 78 47 79 / 0 0 0 0  
CLARKSVILLE 49 79 47 80 / 0 0 0 0  
CROSSVILLE 46 71 43 74 / 0 0 0 0  
COLUMBIA 48 79 44 80 / 0 0 0 0  
COOKEVILLE 51 74 46 75 / 0 0 0 0  
JAMESTOWN 50 73 46 75 / 0 0 0 0  
LAWRENCEBURG 49 76 44 78 / 0 0 0 0  
MURFREESBORO 50 78 44 79 / 0 0 0 0  
WAVERLY 50 77 48 77 / 0 0 0 0  
 

 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
NONE.  
 

 
 

 
 
SHORT TERM...UNGER  
LONG TERM....UNGER  
AVIATION.....CLEMENTS  
 
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