Nashville is gearing up for a mixed bag of weather as the National Weather Service predicts a mostly sunny day today with a high near 85, followed by a bout of showers and thunderstorms rolling in from late tonight through the weekend. Music City can expect an easy breeze from the east-southeast at around 5 mph today, but things are likely to change as the skies gear up to rumble. According to the National Weather Service, the chance of precipitation is 30% with the possibility of showers between 2 am and 4 am, and a chance of thunderstorms after 4 am.
The weather outlook for the weekend holds a 70% chance of precipitation on Saturday, promising showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon as South winds pick up to 15 mph, gusting as high as 25 mph. Rainfall could tally up between a quarter and a half of an inch. As the night falls, the chance of continued showers and a thunderstorm prevails at 80%, with the low hovering around 66 degrees. Moving into Sunday, the NWS puts a 50% probability of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in a mostly cloudy sky with a high near 84.
For those making plans for the next week, slight uncertainty abides as chances of showers and thunderstorms linger. Monday morning might greet Nashville residents with patchy fog before 8 am, eventually giving way to mostly sunny skies and a high near 86. A calm wind turning south-southwest is expected to contribute to a 40% chance of rain and thunderstorms later on Monday and increase to 60% by Tuesday afternoon.
As the week progresses, Nashville is set for more wet conditions with the NWS indicating that Wednesday will likely see showers and thunderstorms, boasting a high near 89 degrees. The pattern remains with a 60% likelihood of continued rainfall. Overnight into Thursday, while the temperature dips to around 68, a 40% chance of thunderstorms persists, leading into a Thursday that could share a similar fate with a 50% chance of showers and storms amidst partly sunny conditions.
