Nashville residents should keep their raincoats handy and prepare for sporadic showers as the National Weather Service in Nashville predicts a damp and tumultuous weather pattern for the week ahead. The current condition in Nashville is light rain, with a temperature hovering around 56 degrees Fahrenheit (13°C) and a high humidity at 90%, according to the last update from the National Weather Service in Nashville provided early this morning at 3:53 am CST.
Going into the overnight hours, there's a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms with a cloudy sky and lows around 53 degrees; the NWS forecasts gusty conditions with south winds traveling 10 to 15 mph, gusting as high as 20 mph. Come Monday, the likelihood of rain showers increases significantly. Nashville can expect showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3 pm with a robust south-southwest wind around 15 mph that could deliver gusts topping out at 25 mph with the precipitation probability ramping up to 90% and rainfall expected to reach a quarter of an inch or potentially more in thunderstorm-prone areas.
Transitioning into Monday night, showers and thunderstorms are predicted before 10 PM, followed by a slight chance of more showers leading up to 11 PM while the temperature is set to drop near 45 degrees; the winds take a shift, starting south-southwest at 10 to 15 mph then tapering off to light and variable after midnight despite possible gusts up to 20 mph, the chance of precipitation remains high at 80% according to NWS reports. Passing showers are also expected Tuesday afternoon, with conditions partly sunny and highs around 61 degrees, and the calm winds will shift to the northeast around 5 mph.
Throughout the remainder of the week, residents should continue to expect unsettled weather, particularly on Wednesday when showers and possibly a thunderstorm are forecasted with a high near 63 degrees and an 80% chance of precipitation; the southerly winds will continue, eventually giving way to a northwesterly direction in the afternoon; by Wednesday night, the sky will grow mostly cloudy with temperatures descending to a low near 34 degrees. The latter half of the week brings respite from the rain, with mostly sunny skies on Thursday and a high near 49 degrees, leading to calmer conditions moving into the weekend.
