Monday Weather Focus
What an action packed week weather wise. Alot to talk about this morning. Lets start off with what is currently happening across the Middle Tennessee Valley. Light rain is spread across the area this morning with chilly temperatures in the mid to upper 30’s. A little bit of sleet is still possible this morning up on the Cumberland Plateau, but all of that will be all rain shortly as temperatures continue to rise. Things clear out later today before our next system makes a run at the area late late tonight into Tuesday. One of the main concerns with this weather system will be the threat for locally heavy rainfall across southern middle Tennessee where as much as three inches of rain could fall. This could lead to some minor flooding for those area’s. Will monitor today to see if OHX or MEG issues FFW. Another threat that will lie just to our south is severe weather including a chance for tornadoes. If enough instability gets shoved north into the southern portions of the state, then we could see an increased threat for severe weather. Will watch the latest model runs today to see if those trends occur. None the less, expect thunder with this system. Things become very windy on Wednesday in the wake of this rather strong low pressure system. Wednesday night will bring the arrival of some very cold air once again with lows dipping down into the twenties. With this arctic air in place, a low pressure system will develop down south towards the gulf once again. This low should spread moisture into the Middle Tennessee area, especially southern middle Tennessee, by friday. Looking at the latest models this morning, temperature profiles look to support a rn/sn mix on friday with a transition to all sn sometime Friday evening into the overnight period. This system has the potential to put down some light accumulations for central and southern middle Tennessee. Will not speculate currently on potential totals but will continue to monitor over the next several days. Cold arctic air looks to spill into the area again closer to Christmas. Interesting times ahead. Make it a great one and God Bless!
