726  
FXUS64 KOHX 311729  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
1229 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
   
..NEW AVIATION
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
UPDATED AT 1225 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
 
- SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. A FEW  
STORMS WILL BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  
 
- THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK (LEVEL 1 OUT OF 5) FOR SEVERE STORMS  
MONDAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.  
 
- DRY WEATHER WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITY  
STARTS TUESDAY.  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM
 
 
(REST OF TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1145 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
 
WE ARE NOT QUITE DONE WITH THE VERY HUMID, UNSETTLED PATTERN WE  
HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PAST 10 DAYS. ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES WILL  
CROSS THE AREA KICKING OFF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY AND  
AGAIN MONDAY. TODAY'S SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS  
OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF OUR AREA. IT WILL BE VERY WARM AND  
HUMID WITH ENHANCEMENT OF ACTIVITY ALONG A MOISTURE CONVERGENCE  
BOUNDARY, SO A FEW STRONG STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND VERY  
HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE DOWN AND MOVE  
OFF TO THE EAST THIS EVENING.  
 
MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE IN MONDAY, AND THERE COULD BE A  
COUPLE OF EPISODES OF CONCERN. WE ARE UNDER A MARGINAL RISK (LEVEL  
1 OUT OF 5) FOR SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. CAMS  
VARY, BUT GENERALLY SHOW 2 POSSIBLE WAVES OF STORMS. THE FIRST,  
MORE LIKELY MCS IS SHOWN COMING DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST IN THE  
MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY. ANOTHER MCS POSSIBILITY IS SHOWN LATE  
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THE FIRST MAY AFFECT THE EVOLUTION  
OF THE SECOND, SO WE MAY NEED TO JUST WAIT AND SEE THE DETAILS AS  
THINGS UNFOLD ON MONDAY. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS, PLEASE CHECK  
UPDATES EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.  
 

 
   
LONG TERM
 
 
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1145 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
 
THE LAST OF THE LINGERING SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE OUT LATE  
MONDAY EVENING, AND BY TUESDAY MORNING WE WILL FEEL NORTH  
NORTHEAST BREEZES KICKING IN WITH DRY AND STABLE AIR. HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BUILD THROUGH MIDWEEK BRINGING US RAIN-FREE  
CONDITIONS WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND LOWER HUMIDITY.  
TEMPERATURES WILL BE PLEASANT. NIGHTS WILL BE A LITTLE ON THE  
COOL SIDE WITH LOWS MOSTLY IN THE 50S WHILE DAYTIMES WILL BRING  
WARM SUNSHINE AND HIGHS IN THE 80S.  
 
BY THE WEEKEND WE WILL SEE A TYPICAL SUMMER PATTERN BEGIN TO  
DEVELOP AS HUMIDITY STARTS TO CREEP UP AGAIN WITH CHANCES FOR  
MAINLY DIURNAL SHOWERS AND STORMS.  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(18Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 1225 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON  
WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40. HEAVY RAIN WILL  
BRING MVFR/IFR VIS IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS, OTHERWISE WE WILL SEE VFR  
CONDITIONS. PATCHY MVFR FOG DEVELOPS BETWEEN 09 AND 12Z FOR MOST  
TERMINALS WITH MVFR CIGS BUILDING OVER THE PLATEAU. THUNDERSTORMS  
WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST AFTER 13Z AND WILL WORK SOUTHEAST  
THROUGH THE MORNING. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW WIDESPREAD  
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS UNDER 5 KNOTS.  
 

 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
 
 
NASHVILLE 66 84 63 81 / 20 70 30 0  
CLARKSVILLE 65 83 61 80 / 10 70 20 0  
CROSSVILLE 61 79 56 76 / 50 50 20 0  
COLUMBIA 65 84 62 81 / 30 70 40 0  
COOKEVILLE 63 81 58 78 / 40 60 20 0  
JAMESTOWN 60 80 55 77 / 40 50 20 0  
LAWRENCEBURG 64 82 62 79 / 30 60 40 0  
MURFREESBORO 64 85 61 81 / 30 60 40 0  
WAVERLY 66 84 63 81 / 10 70 40 0  
 

 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
NONE.  

 
 

 
 
SHORT TERM...13  
LONG TERM....13  
AVIATION.....MUELLER  
 
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