Nashville residents should brace themselves for a soggy week ahead, as the National Weather Service in Nashville forecasts a series of showers and thunderstorms. According to the latest reports, today Nashville skies will darken with showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4 pm, followed by more likely thunderstorms between 4 pm and 5 pm. The high temperature could soar up near 83 degrees with a breezy southwest wind reaching 15 mph, along with gusts that might peak at 20 mph. It seems almost certain with a 90 percent chance that umbrellas and raincoats will be the accessories of the day as new rainfall could accumulate between a quarter and half of an inch.
As nighttime falls, the chances of encountering more rain don't let up completely. There's a 30 percent chance that showers and thunderstorms will make a reappearance, mainly after 5 am, providing a boisterous backdrop against a partly cloudy sky. The mercury is set to linger around the 66-degree mark, with a soft south wind stirring at about 5 mph.
Looking ahead to Tuesday, the skies offer a brief reprieve in the morning, but from 8 am the rain is set to return with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Despite the potential downpour, temperatures are expected to stay warm with a high near 85 and winds picking up out of the south-southwest, getting up to 15 mph and gusting to 25 mph. Rainfall might be light, less than a tenth of an inch, although thunderstorms have the potential to deliver more.
Wednesday's forecast appears to mimic the unsettled patterns of its predecessors, with a 60 percent chance of intermittent showers and possibly a thunderstorm that could start after 1 pm. The atmosphere is projected to remain partly sunny, thus elevating the high temperature to a humid 86 degrees. The wind will persist, moving southerly from 5 to 15 mph, with gusts once again hitting highs of 20 mph. Wednesday night is expected to bring an escalated chance of precipitation at 90 percent, along with possible heavy rainfall that could become the theme of this seemingly relentless stretch of thunderous displays.
As for the rest of the workweek, Thursday maintains a 40 percent likelihood of rain showers and storms under mostly sunny expanses. But come Thursday night, the odds reduce to a 20 percent chance as the sky partly clears up, setting up a cooler night with lows around 56 degrees. The end of the week brings a continued 20 percent chance of showers with a sunny rebound set for Friday, when a high of 72 degrees is expected, cooling down to a mostly clear night with a low of around 50.
A slight chance of rain on Saturday at 20 percent. Both Saturday night and Sunday keep up partly cloudy to mostly sunny conditions, securing comfortable highs in the mid-70s.
For the most current weather updates for Nashville, you can visit the National Weather Service website at NWS Nashville.
