Music City residents, don't stash away those umbrellas just yet. Nashville's latest weather forecast promises a smorgasbord of conditions, ranging from mild showers to potentially frosty nights. According to the National Weather Service in Nashville, there's a chance 40 percent likelihood of rainfall this afternoon. With the mercury climbing near 74 degrees, the day might still seem fairly temperate despite the cloudy skies.
Tonight expects a more certain wet scenario, with an 80 percent chance of precipitation before the stroke of 3 a.m. An estimated accumulation between a tenth and a quarter of an inch is on the table, so you might want to shield your blooms and buds if they've started showing faces in your garden. As the evening winds shift from southeast to north-northwest, they carry promises, and warnings, of a dip to a brisk 47 degrees.
The weekend forecast is a rollercoaster of conditions. Saturday should experience a mostly cloudy wake-up, then give way to clear skies, with highs settling around 60 degrees. However, winds are expected to be rather robust with gusts possibly hitting 30 mph. By Saturday night, the cold bites back, introducing "areas of frost after 4 am," and lows stooping to around 35.
Sunday sees a partial rebound in temperatures with a mostly sunny day and highs near 67. Yet by nightfall, the clouds make a comeback, and the temperature huddles at approximately 49 degrees. The new week begins under mostly cloudy conditions, with Monday's mercury hovering around 66 and gusts that could reach 30 mph velocities. However, by nightfall, showers are on the docket again, as they pave the way for a stormy Tuesday that could feature both showers and thunderstorms throughout the day.
The rest of the week wavers between slight chances of showers and periods of clearer skies. All this could culminate in "areas of frost" by late Wednesday and Thursday nights, despite daytime highs pushing towards 65 degrees. Nashville folks might be in for a variable weather week, so keep those jackets and rain boots at hand alongside the sunglasses — you'll likely need them all at one point or another.
