First Alert Forecast: Feeling much cooler with some showers and storms


Meteorologist Melanie Layden has the latest on this week's forecast.
Published: Aug. 27, 2023 at 6:04 AM CDT
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A cold front will make its way through the MidState, dropping our temperatures and humidity quite a bit. It will also bring more showers and storms throughout the day.

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We will finally feel some relief from the extreme heat we experienced all week long. Temperatures today will be in the upper 70s to low 80s with much lower humidity levels. A few showers and storms will develop throughout the day. Just like yesterday, a couple of them could be on the strong to severe side. The main threats are gusty wind and heavy rainfall that could lead to some flooding.

Some storms could produce gusty wind and heavy rainfall could lead to flooding.
Some storms could produce gusty wind and heavy rainfall could lead to flooding.(none)

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The cooler than average weather will stick around all of next week.

Monday will start off with some lingering rain showers from Sunday, so plan on a possible wet morning commute. We will be drier in the afternoon with a mostly cloudy sky. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s with lows in the 60s.

We will see plenty of sunshine all week with very low rain chances. Temperatures stay in the low to mid 80s with lows in the low 60s through the end of the week.