Mark Fagan - Gallatin

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Nashville airport reported flurries for one last night and then again this morning- our first “official” mention of snow this season. It was enough in some areas to accumulate on cars as a dusting. This picture was sent in last night from Goodlettsville:

Coldest day of the week today but a little warmer for the weekend.

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We’ll have highs today only in the 30’s today… more a typical low for this time of year than a typical high. Clouds and flurries this morning but clearing this afternoon. That gusty north wind will slow down a little this afternoon but tonight lows will dip down into the teens. A little warmer tomorrow with highs in the upper 40’s, if you are heading to the big interstate rival game Vandy vs. Vols tomorrow make sure to bundle up. It’ll be warmer on Sunday, in the mid 50’s and mostly sunny.

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The late afternoon clouds that made for such a beautiful sunset brought a few flurries to the northern half of middle Tennessee Thursday night.  We don’t expect to see any accumulation… and the truth is you have to look really close to see some of those tiny snow specs… but it is downright frigid in a cold northerly breeze. 

Friday will bring the sunshine out again, but it won’t warm up much.  High temps in the upper 30s,and teens expected Friday night.

Don’t worry Titans fans!  We’ll see temps back in the 50s by Sunday’s big game!!

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Our favorite photographer from Gallatin, Mark Fagen, sent in a group of pictures about “frost flowers”. He included an excellent explanation of what you are looking at here. Basically, before the ground freezes and the flowers are still alive when freeze comes along and splits the stem (water expands when it freezes and “bleeds” out of the stem).  Since it is below freezing it is ice of course oozing out of the stem.

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A cold front will push through later this morning, the leading edge of another cold arctic invasion. This afternoon we’ll only see highs in the mid-40’s, tomorrow afternoon highs will only be in the upper 30’s. Last time we had a high only in the 30’s in Nashville was March 8th! By Saturday morning we’ll have a low deep below 20 degrees- the first morning in the teens since last Valentine’s Day. It’ll be a little warmer this afternoon- a high around 50 on Saturday and in the mid-50’s for Sunday and the Titan’s game.

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The AVN/GFS model showing another cold high dropping out of Canada.  This map is valid noon tomorrow when the fringes are just moving into Middle Tennessee.

A south and southwest wind at 10-20 mph will push afternoon temps into the low 50s today.  However, the wind will make it feel like it is still in the 40s.

As you can see above, more cold air begins to push in tomorrow, yielding mid to upper 40s for highs , but dropping to low 20s again tomorrow night (Friday morning).  Friday’s highs will only manage the low 40s (a lot like yesterday).  The front should come through dry, with only a few clouds late tomorrow.

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Do you remember those perfect Fall days back in the first week of November? Nothing but blue skies, afternoon highs in the low 70’s… the Fall color in full bloom. That seems a full season ago. Look how the average highs for the M-F period has trended in the first three weeks (for week three [this week]I’m using the current extended forecast numbers. The normal high this time of year is around 58 (week two). This week we are a good ten degrees below that!

The low this morning at the Nashville airport was 22 degrees, the coldest morning since early March. Its been 35 days since the last 80 degree day- we’ll likely have to wait till next Spring to see an afternoon high in that range again.  The last time we had a low at BNA in the teen’s was back in Feb., about 279 mornings ago.

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We see temperatures in the teen’s across middle Tennessee this morning, the coldest start to the day we’ve had since last winter:

Sunshine teamed up with a south/southwest wind will warm us up into the low to mid-50’s- about ten degrees warmer than yesterday. Another cold front arrives late tonight- some clouds tomorrow morning will keep the lows around freezing but insure a high only in the mid-40’s, low 40’s for a high on Friday. The below normal temperatures are the new normal! High pressure builds in over the midwest heading into Friday- that means a cold, breezy day on Friday as the morning clouds clear:

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We have had a few chilly nights so far this season, but as we have been saying, tonight will surpass anything we have seen so far.  What does that mean?  If there is an exposed pipe, sprinkler system, or anything else prone to break, it needs to be taken care of.  Car radiators that do not have enough anti-freeze may be a problem, as well.  You might bring in small pets, as they don’t generate as much heat, and are prone to lose their heat easily.

Tomorrow, after the cold start, temps should manage he low 50s by afternoon with a west and southwest wind 10-15 mph, still making it feel pretty cool.

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