673  
FXUS64 KOHX 221637  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
1137 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
..NEW AVIATION
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
UPDATED AT 1136 AM CDT THU OCT 22 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.  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM
 
 
(REST OF TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1026 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
A VERY DRY SURFACE RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND NEW  
ENGLAND WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND DOWN ACROSS TN AND ALL THE WAY TO  
THE GULF COAST THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE PATTERN OF  
COOL CRISP NIGHTS AND MILD SUNNY DAYS WILL CONTINUE. VERY LOW RH  
VALUES EACH AFTERNOON WILL BRING CONCERNS FOR FIRES, BUT  
THANKFULLY WINDS WILL BE LIGHT.  
 

 
   
LONG TERM
 
 
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1026 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
THE TEMPERATURE TRENDS AND RAIN-FREE PATTERN WILL BE STABLE  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE RIDGE MAY WEAKEN ENOUGH FOR SOME RAIN  
CHANCES AS WE HEAD INTO NOVEMBER, BUT THIS POTENTIAL IS UNCLEAR  
AT THIS TIME. DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN.  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(18Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 1136 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
VFR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE N TO NE LESS  
THAN 10KT.  
 

 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
 
 
NASHVILLE 77 46 77 48 / 0 0 0 0  
CLARKSVILLE 78 45 76 45 / 0 0 0 0  
CROSSVILLE 69 39 71 41 / 0 0 0 0  
COLUMBIA 78 43 78 46 / 0 0 0 0  
COOKEVILLE 71 43 73 46 / 0 0 0 0  
JAMESTOWN 70 41 71 43 / 0 0 0 0  
LAWRENCEBURG 76 42 76 46 / 0 0 0 0  
MURFREESBORO 77 43 78 46 / 0 0 0 0  
WAVERLY 77 46 75 47 / 0 0 0 0  
 

 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
NONE.  

 
 

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