Will It Snow?

That is the biggest question I'm getting from my e-mail and people I've seen today.

The short answer is 'YES' and the next question is 'How Much'?  The answer that that question is a little more tricky.

We see rain changing to snow sometime between midnight and 6 am here in Cookeville with all snow on Monday.  Some accumulation by daybreak, however, I think it'll be very, very light.  It wouldn't surprise me, at all, to wake up with no snow and only light flurries.  At this point, the National Weather Service is calling for snow showers.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

*Special Weather Statement*

Personally, I'd love to see some accumulating snow here.  Our 42nd annual Christmas Parade is Monday night and it'd be awesome to have snow flying for it!

Dreary Saturday

(view from the Cookeville Webcam )

SNOW CHANCES NEXT 24-36 HOURS?
This is how our entire Saturday has look across Cookeville.  Dreary, cloudy conditions with no rain as of yet. Most of the heavy stuff has remained to our south.  The latest, local radar shows just a few active cells.   Don't expect Sunday's temperatures to warm much from the overnight low tonight. Chances of rain do increase to 60% for tonight and again on Sunday with rain changing to snow showers on Sunday night and Monday. Accumulations are 'iffy' at this point.   Temperatures are expected to be cold on Monday with highs barely reaching into the 30's.  *LATEST, LOCAL FORECAST

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
The National Weather Service has, however, issued a Special Weather Statement.  Indications are the higher elevations of the Cumberland Plateau (I'd say from Monterey north and east) could see amounts up to 1 inch.  Here in Cookeville, a dusting might not be out of the question for us.  Further west toward Nashville, mainly flurries.

SORRY FOR THE LATE POST TODAY
Late last evening, one of the dental implants that was put in my mouth last Thursday was really giving me some problems.  I could feel it pulsating at the speed of my heart rate.  My wife called our dentist and he said 'Come on in to my office now'...apparently, my body was rejecting one of them.  He decided to remove it.  Nothing I've ever had done (including two broken arms) can measure up to that pain.  I don't know what labor pain feels like...but if it was anything like what I felt last night, I'm glad I am a man!   Really appreciate our dentist for seeing me at 9 o'clock at night.  I slept fairly well last night and have taken things very easy today.  It has been a tough last seven days.  Keep telling myself "short-term pain for long-term gain"....

Rain Moving In

Rain is moving in from the south this evening.  There has been one report of Severe Weather in southern Louisiana earlier as a tornado was spotted on doppler radar near Fort Polk.  No reports (yet) of any damage.  

Our Latest, Local Forecast shows precipitation chances all the way through the rest of the Thanksgiving weekend with rain giving way to snow late on Sunday and continuing through Monday.  I'm not sold on any accumulation at this point. 

In sports news, it appears the University of Tennessee is planning to hire Lane Kiffin who was the former coach of the Oakland Raiders along with a former offensive coordinator at USC during their 2005 & 2006 Nat'l Championship runs.  Kiffin is just 33 years old.

Black Friday Weather

Black Friday is here and my bride and eldest daughter woke up at 3 a.m. to take advantage of sales at various retailers across our fine city!

They were greeted with cloudy, cool conditions.  Highs are expected to reach the middle 50's this afternoon.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

The rest of the holiday weekend shows showers moving in overnight tonight and continuing through the rest of the weekend.  There is a chance for these showers to turn to snow showers on Sunday night and Monday!  Our 2008 Cookeville Christmas parade is Monday evening at 7 pm.  Weather conditions will be cold with a chance of snow showers.  Temperatures will be mostly around 30°.  We'll update this forecast as we get a little closer.

How about those Titans pounding the Lions on Thanksgiving Day?  We saw #10 on the field late in the game.  With a Colt's loss this weekend, the Titans clinch their division.

For Your Reading Pleasure...Part 78

Anthony Watt's website Watts Up With That posts these incredible stories about "How NOT To Measure Temperature."  He is up to Part 78 and for your reading pleasure, you can click here to read it! 

I consider Anthony an expert in his field.  

Today's Weather in Cookeville, TN

High: 56.8°

Low: 36.4°

No rain, beautiful sunny skies.

Maximum Wind 8.3 mph from SSW

Check out this post from WGN's Weather Blog at Valdez, Alaska and all their snow!

Heading To Grandma's

We'll be driving to Grandma's for turkey dinner this Thanksgiving morning and return this afternoon.  It'll be a gorgeous day in Middle Tennessee with temperatures near 60° this afternoon!  Sure would love to go play golf.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Averages on Thanksgiving are 55 and 33.
The record was 73° in 2001 and 17° in 1991.
On this date in 1973, 4.80" of rain fell in the Cookeville area.
Temperatures have averaged nearly 4° below normal for the month of November.

According to NOAA, our next 6-10 day period will be chilly.

Finally, our Titans play the Lions today at 11:30 am.  Let's hope they (the Titans) don't lay an egg (so to speak) and get beat by the lowly Lions.

Near 60° on Thanksgiving!

Like my father says during warm days in the winter..."If this is global warming, then I'm all for it"....I can hear him saying that right now as we'll reach nearly 60° on Thanksgiving Day here in Middle Tennessee.

I wonder if Al Gore will be on his big houseboat on Center Hill Lake celebrating Turkey Day.  It'll certainly be a nice day to spend on the lake.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Oh, if you don't like warm weather, we may have a big surprise coming along about Sunday and Monday.....it begins with an 'S' and ends with n-o-w... :)   Let's not get too excited just yet, however, computer models are looking very, very interesting!

Cold Morning Lows

Wednesday morning low temps across Tennessee:

Crossville 16°
Fall Creek Falls State Park 17°
Woodbury 19°
Smithville 19°
Jamestown 19°
Coalmont 19°
Gaineboro 19°
Smyrna 19°
Bethpage 19°

Here in Putnam County, Cookeville measured 21° while Monterey had 22°

Expect lows on Thanksgiving morning to be at least 10° warmer.

The Promised Precipitation Post

As promised, I've finally gotten to the precipitation post.

Through today (Wednesday, November 26, 2008), we've measured:

....39.37" Since January 1st (Average: 51.19")
......3.42" during November (Average: 3.97)

Departure from normal...
Since January 1st, we are 12.82" below normal for 2008.


This continues a trend over the last couple of years.

Good Morning!  What a gorgeous sunrise in Tennessee!

Most of us start this Thanksgiving-eve morning in the 20's across Middle Tennessee.  Across our entire state, temperatures range from 20° this morning in the Tri-Cities (located in extreme east TN) to 42° in Memphis on the Mississippi River.  Today will be nice and sunny with highs mainly in the lower 50's for the Cookeville area.

The map above shows quiet weather for us for the Thanksgiving holiday.  Our warmest day will be Thursday where we expect temperatures to reach in to the upper 50's.  Rain enters our picture for Sunday and we will, once again, cool down.  Highs on Sunday only make it to the lower 40's.   One quick note on the map above, notice Southern California has a low pressure system with an associated front coming on shore.  That show extinguish any of the remaining wildfires.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Weather Site of The Day
Did you know that 24 people have been killed and more than 300 injured this year by lightning strikes in the U.S.?  Struckbylightning.org is a site dedicated to educating the public about this weather danger.  I'd like to thank Michael Utley (a strike victim himself) for putting this informative site in place.  Take some time to visit.

How Not To Measure Temperature #76  is available for your reading pleasure at 'Watts Up With That'!

Finally, in yesterday's post, I promised you all a look at where we stand in 2008 with precipitation.  I haven't forgotten and will get that work posted today!

Dangerous Black Ice

As one looks out a window this morning, you almost have to do a 'double-take' to see if that was snow, ice, or frost on the ground.  Upon further investigation, it was frost with a combination of frozen precipitation!  I noticed black ice had formed on our neighborhood streets.  It should melt as the sun rises and more traffic hits the street.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

For complete Thanksgiving Day weather coverage, hit WUNDERGROUND and type in any city, state or zip code!

Just a little more than 3/4 of an inch of rain yesterday here in Cookeville.  We needed it.  I'll update later with complete rainfall totals for the month of November and for 2008.  We'll do a comparison of where we stand versus the norm.

Rain All Day

We wake up on this Monday morning to rain falling across Tennessee. 

*Latest Radar Images*

Expect rain to continue all of today and lighten up for tonight.  Only a slight chance for flurries tomorrow and those flurries will be confined to the eastern plateau area.  Tuesday temperatures will be cold.

For the rest of Thanksgiving week, sunny on Wednesday with a high near 50, sunny again Thursday (Thanksgiving) with highs in the 50's and then rain returns Thanksgiving night and rain for your shopping trips on Black Friday.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

November 24 Weather Almanac
**Cookeville, TN**
Normal High:  56° Record: 74 in 1931
Normal Low:  37° Record: 3 in 1950
Last Year: 45 and 26
7.2" of snow recorded in Cookeville in 1950.
1.31" of rain in 1902

So far in November, temperatures are averaging nearly three degrees BELOW normal while precipitation is running 2.3" behind.

On this date in 1950, Nashville records it's greatest snowfall ever for the month of November as 7.2" is recorded.

Finally, your fun weather site of the day comes to us billed as "World's Worst Weather"...Mount Washington, N.H.  Check it out and let me know what you think.

Nicest Day In A While

The sunshine returns to Middle Tennessee today as highs (here in the Cookeville area) return to the 50's.  We haven't seen the 50's since Saturday of last week (eight days ago).  Don't get used to it as rain followed by cooler temperatures, is on the way for Monday.  Tuesday's and Wednesday's high will only be in the middle 40's.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Our Tennessee Titans (10-0) host the New York Jets (7-3) who are quarterbacked by the legendary Brett Favre.  Weather conditions at game-time are expected to be sunny and temperatures will rise into the lower 50's during the game.  Winds should not be a factor.  Go Titans!



Remember, today is Sunday.  If you don't have a church you attend or are unable to go, please feel free to tune in to our services at Trinity Assembly in Algood, TN live via the web at 8:30 and 10:30 this morning.

This Date in History..

November 22nd is a very historical date...

In 1963, President Kennedy was assasinated while in Dallas.

Back to Weather...
On this date in 1929, 5 inches of snow fell in Nashville.
We had 3 inches here in Cookeville, also a record for this date!

From the NWS...a list of daily high and lows...

Cold In The Mountains!

Looked at the highs and lows for some weather stations in the Smoky Mountains...here is the latest report.  Remember, this report is for a 24 hour period ending at 7:30 this morning.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1004 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008
 
 
FOLLOWING IS THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
INFORMATION, VALID FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 7:30 AM.
 
 
STATION             ELEV    HIGH    LOW     PCPN    SNOW DEPTH
 
SUGARLAND CENTER    1600     32      13     0.00       0
NEWFOUND GAP        5000  NO REPORT.
CADES COVE          1900     31      13     0.00       0
OCONALUFTEE         2040     30      10     0.00       0
MOUNT LECONTE       6400     11       1     0.00       5
 

Record Cold All Over

Record COLD has blanketed the United States from the Great Lakes all the way down to the Gulf Coast.  Is this late January or late November?

Reports will begin streaming in later today on which cities tied or broke records.

Here in Cookeville, TN our low this morning was 12.7°...the record is 9° from 1964.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

From NWS-Nashville...morning lows across TN
Camden-17
Kingston Springs-14
Cheatham Dam-16
Manchester-13
Crossville Airport-17
Crossville RAWS-8
Joelton-16
Old Hickory Dam-16
Nashville Int'l Airport-23
Warner Park-15
Smithville-13
Montgomery Bell State Park-12
Allardt-11
Jamestown-12
Coalmont-10
Centerville-15
Gainesboro-12
Columbia-15
Clarksville Airport-18
Clarksville (south)-16
Livingston-13
Linden-13
Byrdstown-14
Monterey-13
Christiana-13
Eagleville-21
Murfreesboro-14
Smyrna-11
Bethpage-12
White House-16
Rock Island-17
Sparta-13
Brentwood-13
Franklin-17
Gladeville-12
Lebanon-16
Weather Office-19

That is a long, but partial, list of cold temperatures for November 22nd, 2008.

Very Cold Tonight

Tonight's lows will bottom out around 14 degrees by daybreak here in Cookeville...even colder in the outlying areas. 

If you haven't already done this, disconnect any garden hoses that are still hooked up to the faucets.  If you don't, it'll be a terrible and costly surprise the next time you use it.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

We may see 50 degrees plus by Sunday.  Rain chances move in for Sunday night into Monday and could (emphasize COULD) end up as snow flurries by Monday night. 

From WGN and Northern Indiana

Check out this snow from the South Bend, Indiana airport from Friday morning.  Thanks to Tom Skilling and his gang at WGN-Chicago and their weather blog.

According to Tom, this is the 2nd lake effect snow they've had and some parts have received up to 13.5".  Another lake effect storm is expected at the first of next week. 

A post from Bob Swanson at "The Weather Guys" from USATODAY.com about the cuts going on at The Weather Channel.  Sad to hear that Dave Schwartz, Cheryl Lemke, and Eboni Deon are facing layoffs. 

Smoky Mountain Webcams (SNOW!!)

Since we're seeing snow over in the Smoky Mountains, I've compiled an interesting list of webcams for your viewing pleasure.

Purchase Knob @ Great Smoky Mtn Nat'l Park
(Location is due west of Asheville in North Carolina)
(Landmarks viewable from Purchase Knob)

Look Rock @ Great Smoky Mtn Nat'l Park
(Location is just south of Maryville, TN)

High Country Webcams
(a very nice list of mountain webcams)

Boone/Blowing Rock, NC
Beech Mtn Parkway, NC
Ski Beech (Lift Cam), NC
Charlie's Beech Cam, NC
Smoketree Lodge on Hwy 105
Jefferson Landing Golf Course
Shining Rock (5000 ft)

2 Cameras from Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN
WBIR Knoxville Smoky Mtns Webcam

Cold Friday

It is a beautiful, sunny day outside, but don't let it fool you.  Temperatures are currently hovering around 31 degrees at just after 12 noon.  We had some early morning snow flurries.  Didn't amount to much though.

Nice view from the Cookeville Webcam!

Temperatures will begin to moderate as we head toward the Thanksgiving holiday.  We will, however, have to get through tonight where lows are expected to settle into the mid and lower teens.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

I've survived dental surgery...thanks to some excellent pain-killing medications!

Here We Go Again!

Another blast of arctic air will blow in this afternoon bringing cold north to northwesterly winds.  While we'll 'warm up' to the mid 40's today...tonight will drop the mid 20's and Friday's high will be only in the mid 30's.  Teens for lows on Friday night...and then a warming trend for the weekend!

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Posts may be a little light over the next few days as I'll be recovering from dental surgery.  Not sure how I'll feel coming out of it.  I would appreciate some good, healing prayers.

Check in with the following friends for weather updates..
Nashville WX
Jackson-West TN Weather
NWS-Nashville
Alabama WX
Clay's Nashville Weather
Charles' Middle TN Weather
Mike's Alabama Weather

Coldest Morning of Season

We wake up to very chilly temperatures this morning across Tennessee.  At 6:00 am, lows range from 17° in the Tri-Cities (located in east Tennessee) and 19° (located in west Tennessee) up to 32° at Memphis Int'l Airport (definitely a concrete/blacktop created heat island).

*Latest, Local Forecast*

We'll see nearly 50° by this afternoon, but a reinforcing shot of cold air will bring us back down to the mid 40's for Thursday and near 40 for Friday.

Looking back at this year, I had to go back to March 9th since we've woke up to a morning this cold.  We are definitely in a winter-type pattern.  Normal temps this time of year are 58 and 37

Cold Tuesday Morning!

If you are a cold, winter weather fan..then the next 24 hours are for you!

Cold, Canadian air has invaded the Middle Tennessee area and we will struggle to reach 40° for a high today.  Tonight's low will be 20° here in Cookeville and it wouldn't surprise me to see some of our rural areas down in the upper teens by daybreak on Wednesday.  Any dry front comes through late Wednesday night dropping our temperatures down once again.  No precipitation in the forecast until at least Monday.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Remember, this is Winter Awareness Week...get your informational brochure by going here

On this date in 1957, an F2 tornado cuts across Fentress County (to our northeast)...only one person is injured.

Cookeville Weather Almanac
November 18, 2008
Normal High: 59
Normal Low: 35
Record High: 80 in 1958
Record Low: 15 in 1997
Last Year 62 and 35
2.31" of rain fell on this date in 1928
A 1/2 inch of snow fell in 1926

DID YOU KNOW??
That 7 inches of snow fell on Sunday at Mt. Leconte in the Smoky Mountains of East TN and Western NC

Cold Sunday

Today's high was just 41°..did a quick check and the last time our high temperature was THAT low happened to be on March 24th of this year.  That date was also my parent's 46th wedding anniversary!

We're probably not going to see a high temperature out of the 40's until this weekend.  A reinforcing shot of cold air is due in on Monday night where lows will be in the upper 20's and highs Tuesday reach only into the lower 40's.  Tuesday night's low will be around 25°. 

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Typical temperatures this time of year are 60 and 36

A little weather history on this date from 1955....
Crossville sees a high of 69, but a front passes and takes them down to a low of 25

Credibility Issues

Some in the global warming hysteria community lack credibility.

Such was the case recently when the GISS (Goodard Institute For Space Studies) issued a report saying October 2008 was the hottest on record. GISS, run by Al Gore buddy Dr. James Hansen, issued this in spite of the FACTS below...

• 63 Snowfall Records in the U.S.
• 115 lowest-ever temperatures recorded
• Tibet suffered worst snowstorm ever
• 70th warmest October in the last 114 years 

Click here to see the (as Paul Harvey says) "Rest of The Story"....

Special thanks to Anthony Watts for his Weather Blog "Watts Up With That"

Snow On Rooftops

Woke up this morning to snow on rooftops around my home.  Light flurries fell overnight.

Sunday is expected to be cloudy and chilly.  Partial clearing should take place as we get into the afternoon.  Highs are expected around 44°....it'll be nice just to stay inside and watch our Tennessee Titans face the Jacksonville Jaguars.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

If you're unable to attend church today or don't have a church home, log on to my church website and view our services live during the 8:30 & 10:30 am services today.

Thanks Davis...

Davis Nolan, meterologist at News 2 in Nashville, just posted on Nashville WX my report of flurries along the Cumberland Plateau...appreciate the 'shout-out' and the link back to my site Davis...

Snow Falling...

Observed snow falling around 5:30 pm as my eldest daughter and I traveled back from the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area toward home.  We were located at the 308 mile marker on I-40 around 5:30 pm CST.

YEEE-HAWWWW!

Snow Tonight???

The cold front has passed through our area as I post this.  According to the experts, snow chances are likely in my area of eastern Middle Tennessee.  They are less likely to the west of us.  There is an outside chance of accumulating (20%) snow overnight.  Perhaps a dusting in some of the higher elevations toward Monterey and Jamestown.

Post from Nashville WX (Davis Nolan at News 2 latched on to this snow chance early last week...some were secretly laughing...bet they aren't laughing any more!)
Post from Nashville's NWS Office
Forecast Discussion from NWS Office
Latest, Local Forecast

This snow chance comes at a time where the NWS is just coming out with Winter Awareness Week!  This clickable link is a .pdf file. 

On this date in 2005, the 2nd largest tornado outbreak in history occurs with 19 twisters across Middle Tennessee.  It is the most tornadoes to strike without a fatality.  Thanks to Mark Rose at the NWS-Nashville for this weather history.

November has been a mild month with just one day where we've had a high in the 40's...now the next week ahead will give us highs in 40's.  Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

Rain Today & Tonight

Rain will move into the Middle Tennessee area later today and stick around overnight.  Expectations are this rain will be heavier than the last system which dumped just under an inch on us.  Temperatures will be warm today with highs in the middle 60's.  Rain continues on Saturday with falling temperatures creating a possible snow chance on Saturday night.  I don't believe there will be anything more than just flurries.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Daily Almanac
Cookeville, TN
November 14th
Normal High 60 (Record 77 in 1931)
Normal Low 36 (Record 17 in 1986)
Last Year 63 and 53
2.95" of rain recorded on this date back in 1915

Warming Up, Then Cooling Down (Rain, Then Snow)

A wild forecast is ahead!   (Not anything like in the picture above!)

How about a little dense fog overnight with lows in the 50's?  Then, we'll see a chance for rain tomorrow and much warmer with highs in the mid 60's.  We will follow that with a 100% chance for showers on Friday night with windy conditions.  Saturday will see our highs drop from the mid 40's early down through the 30's which will cause the rain to change over to snow.  Throw in a lot of wind and it'll seem very cold!  A little something for everyone over the next 48 hours!

Looking out a little ahead, Sunday's high will only reach in to the lower 40's with breezy winds.  Another chilly day.

Looking way out ahead in days 6-10, we see highs only in the 40's and lower 50's...

Way, way out ahead in days 11-15 (and this isn't very accurate at times), we see highs in the 40's and lows in the 20's.   What a way to end November!

Overnight Rains

I measured .83 inches of rainfall in the last 24 hour period ending at 6:45 a.m.

CoCoRaHS Rainfall Reports
You can sort it from lowest to highest by clicking on 'total precip'

Rain chances are slight today, but increase to 50% on Friday.  Rain continues on Saturday with falling temperatures.  Snow is still in the forecast for Saturday night.

Latest, Local Forecast

More Rain In The Bucket

Rain was falling moderately this evening as we headed home from church around 8:30 pm.

My 'since midnight' total has been .23 on the electronic gauge .  I'll have an updated CoCoRaHS amount tomorrow morning around 6:30 a.m.  We recorded .13 at our 7 a.m. reading this morning. I'll update other rainfall totals from around Tennessee tomorrow morning as well.

Winds have picked up in the last twelve hours as we recorded an 18 mph gust.

Rain Becoming Heavy Tonight...

Rain chances continue for today as we'll see highs in the middle 50's.  The rain chances increase tonight and so will the intensity of the rainfall overnight.  We see rain through the entire forecast period turning to SNOW on Saturday night.  We are still a bit far away to be real comfortable with that prediction, but for now we'll go with it!

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Fun Stuff-Nov 11, 2008

I love cool weather websites and interesting facts.  I believe it is part of the nature of people, like me, who enjoy the weather.  Tonight, I pass on some links of some sites that are very interesting and among my favorites.

From the Weather Blogosphere...
Alabama's 33/40 Weather Blog 
James Spann and his crew does and excellent job posting several times a day about weather.  Not only do they post the 'Weather Extreme Video' but they also post pictures and weather history along with numerous other tidbits.   Just today (Nov. 11th), Bill Murray (not the one from Caddyshack) posted about the Blizzard on Armistice Day in 1940 ...It is certainly one of my 'go-to' weather sites.

WGN Weather Center Blog 
Another site I enjoy is from Tom Skilling and his band of knowledgeable weather staff at WGN in Chicago.  Their graphics are amongst the best.  I also enjoy the 'Ask Tom Why' section, too.

Dr. Jeff Masters at Wunderground 
This blog can be technical, yet understandable.  Jeff Masters does an excellent job explaining, in great detail, how weather affects us.  Jeff was the co-founder of The Weather Underground (not those nut-jobs that went around blowing up things and killing Americans).  Bill Ayers DOES NOT belong to this Weather Underground bunch.  Jeff is an incredibly talented weather man with a Phd to back it up!

Weather Matrix 
Finally, I bring you a weather blog by Jesse Ferrell.  His is called Weather Matrix.  Jesse, like Jeff, is super talented and writes a very interesting weather blog.  He is affiliated with AccuWeather.com and has elevated their product offering tremendously with his expertise.  You'll learn a lot from Jesse.

Those are my three interesting sites tonight.  Take time to visit each of them.  They are worth your time!

Rain, Rain, & More Rain

It is Veteran's Day today...I want to thank each of our Veterans for their service to our country.  Without their sacrifice, I wouldn't have the freedom to do what I do.  Thank you again.

A complicated weather picture over the next several days here in Tennessee.  We may (I stress may) end up seeing some snow by the weekend.  Before that, however, we'll get some nice rainfall over the next few days.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

*Latest, Local Radar*

A very interesting weather map will keep our weather very unsettled over next 5 days.

Cookeville, TN Weather History...
November 11th, 2008
Normal High: 61 (Record: 80 in 2002)
Normal Low: 37 (Record: 19 in 1991)
Last year 53 and 28
1.56" of rain fell on this date in 1935

One Decent Day...

If you like sunshine and cool temperatures, then you'll love today.  We are, however, waking to cold temperatures (30.1°) here in Cookeville.  Today's high is expected in the lower 50's.

The rest of the week will be unsettled with cloudy and rainy conditions.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Cold & Cloudy Sunday

It was a great day to stay inside and eat chili or veggie soup while watching our Tennessee Titans.  Conditions are cloudy across the Volunteer State and very chilly.  At 3:30 pm, temperatures in Middle Tennessee are fighting to reach the middle 40's.  We expect lows tonight to drop into the 20's by daybreak.  Monday promises some sunshine and highs in the mid 50's but the rest of the week is unsettled with good rain chances each day.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Titans go to 9-0
Our Titans beat the Chicago Bears 21-14 despite their running attack being non-existent.  Quarterback Kerry Collins completed 30 of 41 passes for nearly 300 yards.  The Titans are still undefeated at 9-0 with the Jacksonville Jaguars coming up next week.

Cookeville Weather History...on this date in 1986, we measured 4.10" of rain.  Record high this date was 80° in 2005 and the record low was 18° in 1991.  In a typical year, our high would be 62° and low 37°...last year, we had a high of 57 and low of 32.

November 9, 2008 High & Low
Today, our high temperature was 45.1° (which occurred at midnight)...our afternoon high was just 44.2° which occurred at 11:30 am....this morning's low was 39.0° at 6:20 am.

Great Saturday Football Weather

After day long showers on Friday, today promises to be quite nice across Middle Tennessee.  The cold front that brought us rain has moved well to our south and east.  Behind it is bright, sunny skies and much cooler temperatures.  We'll see highs in the middle 50's here on the Highland Rim of Tennessee.  Tonight will be partly cloudy and cold with lows in the 30's and then a cool Sunday on tap with highs only in the middle 40's.

*Latest, Local Forecast *

Here's the national map....

Hurricane Paloma

A late season hurricane is closing in on Cuba after skirting the Grand Cayman Islands.  Paloma is packing winds of 140+ mph and is a very dangerous hurricane.  It will threaten Cuba by Sunday and then makes it way to the Bahamas.  Paloma is moving northeast at 8 mph. 

Nat'l Hurricane Center Website 

StormCarib.com has updates from people in the Caymans..amazing stuff.

Here Comes The Rain!

The outer edges of the rain are closing in on us in Cookeville, Tennessee.  We are the samll plus (+) sign on the eastern side of the rain.   The showers are moving east at between 10 and 15 mph.  Radar snapshot is courtesy of Wunderground.com. 

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Early morning reports from Nashville show .40 has fallen.  Our friends in West Tennessee show anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch of rain.  At my CoCoRaHS rain gauge, I measured .05" at 6:20 this morning.

The weekend ahead looks nice after the rain moves out with highs in the middle 50's for our Homecoming on Saturday at Tennessee Tech University.

One More Nice Day....

If you live where in I do (in Middle Tennessee), you've got one more nice day before the weather makes a BIG change.  We'll be in the middle 70's again today...looking at the weather map below, you'll see all sorts of action on it.

Severe storms to the south ahead of the cold front in Louisiana to snow across the upper plains states to heavy snow possible in areas of the Dakotas.

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November 6th Weather Almanac
Normal High: 63
Normal Low: 38
Records: 80 (1975) 14 (1991)
Last Year: 72 and 32
In 2002, 1.28" of rain fell on this date.

Yesterday, we saw a high of 74 and a low of 37...no rain was recorded and none yet in the month of November this year.  That will change in the next 24 hours!

More Sunshine Today!

I love autumn weather here in Tennessee.  Today and tomorrow will be excellent examples of what I do enjoy about our fall season.  Temperatures will be in the mid 70's under sunny skies! 

Change seems to be the word of this fall season (at least politically) and the end of this week will provide some BIG CHANGE.  After a front moves through on Friday bringing rain late Thursday night through early Saturday, someone will think the 'fridge door was left open.  Highs this weekend will only be in the middle 50's.  *OUCH*

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Enjoy your beautiful Autumn day...

Election Day Forecast

Folks, you have no excuse to not vote today.  Well, at least you can't blame it on the weather here in Middle Tennessee.  Temperatures at expected to rise in to the middle 70's today under sunny skies.  We continue our streak of excellent weather and see it continuing through Thursday afternoon.

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Today's forecasted high of 74° is nearly 10° above our normal high for this date.

The daily weather summaries have been released by the Nashville office of the National Weather Service.  I will add it to list located on this website.

Another Beautiful Day! (Record Snow 11/3)

As you can see from our Cookeville webcam, it'll be another beautiful day for our Monday here in Middle Tennessee.  Temperatures will return, once again, to the 70's this afternoon under bright, sunny skies.  We will repeat this scene on Election Day (Tuesday)again on Wednesday and Thursday.  Big changes are on tap for Friday on into the weekend.  But, we'll wait to talk about that until we get a few days closer.

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WEATHER HISTORY..(BIG SNOW!!)
On this date back in 1966, we measure our greatest one-day total of snowfall ever with 15.2 inches.  Just to our north, Livingston measures 10.5" while Jamestown has 11", Monterey 10", Crossville gets 8 inches.   

WEATHER ALMANAC
November 3, 2008
Normal High: 64°
Normal Low: 39°
Record High: 83° (2003)
Record Low: 22° (1966)
Record Rainfall: 1.54" in 1945

November typically averages just .3" of snow for us according to records kept the last 30 years.

Titans WIN!!

The Tennessee Titans ran their record to 8-0 this afternoon in Nashville as they defeated the Green Bay Packers 19-16 in overtime.  Rob Bironas, Titan's placekicker, made a 41 yard field goal to win the game.  Earlier, with 4 seconds in regulation, he his attempt struck the upright.  Bironas made field goals of  31, 25, 22, and 41 yards!  WAY TO GO ROB...redemption is fantastic. 

The new version of 'Thunder and Lightning' with Lendale White and Chris Johnson worked well today as the tandem had 77 and 89 yards rushing respectively.   Johnson also led the team in receptions today with six catches for 72 yards.  The rookie, a first round pick from East Carolina, is playing extremely well.  Some fans questioned the Titans organization for picking him, however, I am sure those fans have eaten their words!

Kerry Collins was a respectable 18 for 37 for 180 yards and NO interceptions. The Titans took care of the ball.  Collins was sacked twice by the strong Packer defense. 

Titan wide receiver Brandon Jones had several timely receptions for first downs. 

Another fantastic day for our Tennessee Titans.  Clearly, they ARE the NFL's best team. 

Lovely Sunday Ahead...

We've 'fallen back' on our time change today and it was nice to wake up with some sunlight outside!  Sunday's weather is going to be lovely with high temperatures reaching in to the 70's.  Check out our Cookeville Webcam.

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November 2nd Weather Almanac

Normal High: 65°

Normal Low: 39°

Record High: 81° (1982)

Record Low: 24° (1993)

November averages around 60° for daily highs (warmer earlier in the month and cooler later in the month) and around 36° for the low.  Our records are 7° set in 1976 and the high was 85° in 1984.  Precipitation averages 4.87"

If you can't attend church today, check our service at Trinity Assembly via the web by going to our website.  Service times are 8:30 and 10:30. 

Finally....cheer on our undefeated Tennessee Titans as they face the Green Bay Packers in Nashville at LP Field! 

Interesting US Weather Facts & Extremes

Heard about this website that contains interesting U.S. weather facts & extremes.  It is a MUCH SEE for anyone interested in weather.  Thanks to Chris over at the CoCoRaHS blog for this link.

Blog Hits, Sunshine & October Summary!

WEBSITE UPDATE
You guys continue to amaze me with your dedication to this blog.  For the month of October, visits to my website were up 137% versus last year and total page views were up 151%.  October is typically one of the slower (and boring weather wise) months of the year due to the lack of rain & other weather 'events'.   Numbers and measurements are really important to us in the weather business.  Thank you for making my numbers look great!

TODAY'S WEATHER
Looking outdoors today, it was another cold morning once again.  We are, however, headed up to near 70° for our high today under sunny skies!

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SPEAKING OF NUMBERS

Take a look at this sign....can you believe that no one has ever drowned at Center Hill Lake without a life jacket on BUT nearly 100 people have lost their lives due to swimming in this deep lake and not wearing one. That is a sobering statistic. You can check out yesterday's post and pictures of this beautiful body of water.

OCTOBER SUMMARY
October was a dry month as little rain fell.  We measured 2.34"...our average rainfall for October is 3.47"....for 2008, 35.95" has fallen.  That is more than 11" below normal of 47.21".   Temperatures were slightly below average.  Our high temperature average 70 degrees while the normal high for October is 71....our lows averaged 42.5 for the month while the normal low is 44....

ON THIS DATE
In 1870, the Nashville Weather Office submitted it's first report!