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FXUS64 KOHX 200519  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
1219 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
   
..NEW AVIATION
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
UPDATED AT 1219 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
- TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOLER-THAN-NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT  
WITH A WARMING TREND THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.  
 
- THERE IS VERY LITTLE CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THURSDAY. MIDDLE  
TENNESSEE WILL ENJOY PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  
 
- A MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL EMERGE BY FRIDAY, WITH  
RAIN CHANCES LASTING THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND AND INTO THE FOLLOWING  
WEEK.  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM
 
 
(TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)  
ISSUED AT 1118 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2026  
 
CLEAR SKIES ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO  
DIP INTO THE UPPER 30S ON SOME PORTIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU,  
AND INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA. MONDAY IS  
GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY, WITH A WEAK SECONDARY COLD FRONT  
PASSING THROUGH THE MID-STATE. ALL THIS COLD FRONT LOOKS TO DO IS  
SWITCH OUR WINDS BACK TO THE NORTH FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. HIGHS ON  
MONDAY WILL REACH THE MID 60S TO MID 70S, WITH THE LOWER END OF THAT  
RANGE BEING ON THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. DEFINITELY A GOOD DAY TO GET  
OUTSIDE AND EXPERIENCE SOME SPRING IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO YET!  
 

 
   
LONG TERM
 
 
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1118 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2026  
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE INTO THE AREA BEGINNING LATE  
MONDAY. WARMER AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER IN STARTING ON TUESDAY, WITH  
THE PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT THAT WILL ALSO BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF  
CLOUDS. AS THE NEW AIR MASS MAKES ITSELF AT HOME, HIGHS WILL RISE BY  
MID-WEEK INTO THE LOW 80S UNDER CLEAR SKIES. AS FOR RAIN CHANCES,  
THE END OF THE WEEK LOOKS ACTIVE, BUT NOT TOO MANY DETAILS ON THAT  
RIGHT NOW IN THE GUIDANCE. QPF AMOUNTS CURRENTLY LOOK PROMISING, BUT  
BEING THAT RAIN IS 6 DAYS OUT TEMPORALLY, WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND  
SEE BEFORE WE START ADVERTISING AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED!  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(06Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 1219 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BE OUT OF THE NORTH AROUND 5-10KTS BY MID-  
MORNING THIS MORNING. THEY WILL RETURN TO VRB AND LESS THAN 5KTS  
AROUND SUNSET. VFR CEILINGS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.  
 

 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
 
 
NASHVILLE 73 49 81 55 / 0 0 0 0  
CLARKSVILLE 71 49 79 55 / 0 0 0 0  
CROSSVILLE 67 42 74 51 / 0 0 0 0  
COLUMBIA 75 47 80 52 / 0 0 0 0  
COOKEVILLE 67 45 76 51 / 0 0 0 0  
JAMESTOWN 65 41 75 51 / 0 0 0 0  
LAWRENCEBURG 74 47 78 51 / 0 0 0 0  
MURFREESBORO 73 46 80 51 / 0 0 0 0  
WAVERLY 74 50 80 54 / 0 0 0 0  
 

 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
NONE.  

 
 

 
 
SHORT TERM...HOLLEY  
LONG TERM....HOLLEY  
AVIATION.....HOLLEY  
 
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