550  
FXUS64 KOHX 040507  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
1207 AM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026  
   
..NEW AVIATION  
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
UPDATED AT 1158 PM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
- CLOUDY AND COOLER THROUGH SUNDAY WITH LOW TO MEDIUM CHANCES FOR  
SHOWERS SUNDAY ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU.  
 
- DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY  
WITH LOW RAIN CHANCES RETURNING NEXT WEEKEND.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM  
 
(TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)  
ISSUED AT 1052 PM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
LOW STRATUS IS BLANKETING MIDDLE TN THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE  
TO DO SO THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY. MEANWHILE, A STATIONARY  
BOUNDARY IS DRAPED TO OUR SOUTH OVER CENTRAL AL. OVERALL, A FAIRLY  
QUIET NIGHT LOOKS TO BE AHEAD WITH A LOW CHANCE FOR RAIN ACROSS  
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TN AND THE PLATEAU. PATCHY FOG IS ALSO POSSIBLE  
TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING, PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE  
PLATEAU. FOR SUNDAY, A SHORTWAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, AND THE  
STATIONARY BOUNDARY LIFTS NORTH. THIS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED SHOWERS  
WITH A LOW CHANCE FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST  
PART OF THE AREA, BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. CLOUD COVER  
WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST, BUT IT'LL STILL BE A  
COOLER DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S TO NEAR 80.  
 
A FRONT THEN SWINGS SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA EARLY MONDAY, USHERING  
IN DRIER AIR. MONDAY WILL BE A GORGEOUS DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S  
TO NEAR 80 AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM  
 
(TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1052 PM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
A VERY QUIET WEEK IS THEN UPCOMING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY  
WARM THROUGH THE WEEK WITH READINGS RETURNING TO THE MID-80S. LOW  
TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE UPPER-40S TO MID-50S. NO RAIN  
IN SIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. MORE UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST  
FOR THIS WEEKEND AS MODELS SHOW A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE  
WEST. THIS FAR OUT, CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN ANY DETAILS. FOR NOW, IT IS  
ENOUGH FOR LOW RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST LATE SATURDAY INTO  
SUNDAY. STAY TUNED.  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(06Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 1158 PM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
A STALLED FRONTAL ZONE SOUTH OF TN WAS KEEPING AREAS OF LOW  
CLOUDS, MIST, AND PATCHY DRIZZLE OVER THE REGION. OVERNIGHT  
CONDITIONS WILL DIP TO MAINLY IFR/LIFR. THE LOW CLOUDS WILL BE  
SLOW TO LIFT SUNDAY MORNING AS A WAVE OF LIGHT SHOWERS PASSES  
SOUTHEAST OF BNA. DRIER AIR FROM THE NORTH WILL START TO ERODE  
LOW CLOUDS AND BRING IMPROVEMENT TO VFR FOR CKV/BNA/MQY AFTER  
20Z.  
 
 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS  
 
NASHVILLE 64 81 56 80 / 10 10 0 0  
CLARKSVILLE 60 80 53 78 / 10 10 0 0  
CROSSVILLE 61 74 50 74 / 20 40 0 0  
COLUMBIA 64 81 53 81 / 20 20 0 0  
COOKEVILLE 63 75 53 75 / 20 20 0 0  
JAMESTOWN 61 76 52 75 / 10 20 0 0  
LAWRENCEBURG 64 79 54 80 / 30 40 0 0  
MURFREESBORO 64 81 54 81 / 20 20 0 0  
WAVERLY 62 78 54 76 / 10 10 0 0  
 
 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
NONE.  
 
 
 
 
SHORT TERM...CLEMENTS  
LONG TERM....CLEMENTS  
AVIATION.....13  
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