The National Weather Service in Nashville has updated the local forecast for the coming days. According to the latest data, Nashville is in for a sunny day today with light southeast winds, picking up to 5 to 10 mph by the morning and potentially gusting as high as 20 mph. Temperatures are expected to soar near 91 degrees. The NWS simplifies the anticipation of the weather, posting on their site, "Sunny, with a high near 91."
Tonight, Nashvillians can look forward to a clear sky with low temperatures around 70 degrees. The calm conditions are due to continue with a south wind blowing at 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow, the trend of increasing clouds will begin, but the high temperature should still reach near 91 degrees, with winds remaining steady from the south.
The latter half of the week will start to see an uptick in precipitation chances. Thursday has a 40 percent chance of showers after 10pm, while mostly sunny skies persist and high temperatures hover around 89 degrees. For Friday and going into the weekend, the NWS warns of higher chances of showers and thunderstorms, particularly in the afternoons and evenings.
For Friday, there's a 70 percent chance of rain, potentially thunderstorms after 1pm, amidst a partly sunny day with a high again near 89 degrees. "A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm," elaborates the National Weather Service on their website. The forecast extends through the weekend, with Saturday facing a 60 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a slightly cooler high of 85 degrees.
The unsettled pattern appears to wind down slightly by Sunday night, with the chance of showers and thunderstorms dropping to 20 percent. Heading into Monday, the possibility for rain and thunderstorms increases to 40 percent, with temperatures consistently warm and a high near 87 degrees. The specifics of this continually shifting canvas of Nashville's skies can be further scrutinized via the detailed forecast provided by the National Weather Service.
