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TENNESSEE · DAVIDSON COUNTY

Nashville

704,963 people, 430 ft above sea level in Davidson County.

430 ftElevation, city center
704,963People, 2024 estimate
476 sq miLand area
Mostly clear 56°
Mostly clear now Dew point 48° · Calm · high 88°
City of Nashville River Interstate 10 miles
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TODAY

Today in Nashville

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 AM CDT
RIGHT NOW Nashville International Airport (KBNA) · 2:53 AM
Mostly clear
56° Mostly clear Feels like 56° · high of 88° near 4 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity75%falling to 24% this afternoon
Pressure30.02 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
Clouds
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 48° · Dry63° by Friday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Thunderstorms
Friday50% chance · storms
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 240.01 in · 5 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Davidson County
NWS Nashville and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:07 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:40 AM6:34 PM ↓
11 h 53 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
34
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 51, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 55 to 56° ↑ The front passes More humid: 63° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 57°
TUE Sept. 29 Sunny Sunny
88° 63°
0% rain — ESE 1 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny; hot Mostly sunny; hot
92° 67°
0% rain — SSW 7 A
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; hot Mostly sunny; hot
94° 72°
0% rain — S 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of storms; hot Chance of storms; hot
92° 69°
50% rain up to 0.7″ NE 8 C
SAT Oct. 3 Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
82° 66°
60% rain up to 1.9″ N 10 C
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
78° 61°
50% rain up to 1.6″ N 12 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
77° 58°
10% rain — NNE 13 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Nashville was over New England three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Nashville at 5,000 feet was over New England three days ago, and over the Ohio Valley a day ago, about 970 miles back along its path. It has stayed over land, which is why the air feels dry. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 850 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK, TWO YEARS AGO Sept. 27–28, 2024

The wettest two days this week has seen

4.88 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1871. The next wettest, 3.54 inches, fell in 1932.

3.54″
4.88″
19322024
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Nashville Area threaded record since 1871.
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TENNESSEE · DAVIDSON

Nashville

704,963 people, 430 ft above sea level in Davidson County.

430 ftElevation
704,963People
476 sq miLand
Mostly clear 56°
Mostly clearDew point 48°
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Today in Nashville

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly clear night 61° 0%
7a clear day 59° 0%
10a clear day 73° 0%
1p clear day 84° 0%
4p clear day 87° 0%
7p mostly clear night 79° 0%
Thunderstorms
NEXT RAINFriday · 50%
→
Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
63
88
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny; hot Mostly sunny; hot
67
92
A
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; hot Mostly sunny; hot
72
94
B
Fri50%
Chance of storms; hot Chance of storms; hot
69
92
C
Sat60%
Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
66
82
C
Sun50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
78
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58
77
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, TWO YEARS AGO · SEPT. 27–28, 2024

4.88 inches in two days, the most for this week since 1871.