Nashville residents can look forward to a mostly sunny day with a brisk chill in the air as temperatures are expected to reach a high near 69 degrees. According to the National Weather Service in Nashville, calm conditions will give way to a light east northeast wind in the afternoon. As the day began, the last update at 4:53 am CDT showed a fair sky with temperatures at 41°F and a dewpoint of 36°F, suggesting a crisp morning is in store.
Heading into the weekend, the forecast brings a gradual build-up of clouds, culminating in a low around 46 degrees tonight. Coming off a mostly sunny day, the clarity of the sky will linger only a while before mostly cloudy conditions take hold, as "Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46" accompanied by an east northeast wind sets in, as previously reported by the NWS, Nashville.
Residents can expect a continuation of partly sunny skies on Saturday with a comfortable high near 72. The relatively stable weather holds until Saturday night, when there's a slight 20 percent chance of showers after midnight.
Moving into Sunday, the likelihood of rain increases significantly, with showers expected to blanket Nashville and the chance of precipitation jumping to 50 percent during the daytime. As darkness falls, showers and possible thunderstorms after 1am are on the horizon with an 80 percent certainty, indicating a wet conclusion to the weekend, as the NWS, Nashville forecasts showers, "with thunderstorms also possible after 1am."
The unsettled weather pattern seems set to continue into the early week, with the National Weather Service predicting a 50-50 chance of showers and thunderstorms on Monday and mostly cloudy skies, followed by more showers leading into Tuesday with a high near 68. The pattern persists with intermittent chances of showers ranging from 40 to 30 percent through Thursday, allowing for brief interruptions of partly sunny moments.
