Hitting 100
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · 10:25 PM
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Updated at ten nineteen P.M. Central Daylight Time Tuesday September first twenty twenty-six. A Heat Advisory is in effect for areas west of the Cumberland Plateau through Friday night. Major to extreme heat risk this week with heat index values in the triple digits. Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be the hottest days of the week. Low rain chances return this weekend into early next week. Look at the satellite, look at that sky High pressure sitting right where we lie Centered right over Middle Tennessee Cooking up a storm for you and me Wednesday is coming in hot and wild Ninety-nine degrees, yeah, listen up child! National Blend of Models giving forty to fifty percent We are taking this town where the asphalt bent West of the Plateau, the advisory is live We are loving the burn, yeah we thrive! The ridge is locked and we are soaking in sweat The hottest days that you are gonna get Watch that temperature tear up the street Hitting 100! Thursday night comes and it will not let go Upper nineties running the show Record books tearing right down at the seam Living real large in a heatwave dream No rain to cool down the strut in my step This whole damn town is out of breath! National Blend of Models giving forty to fifty percent We are taking this town where the asphalt bent West of the Plateau, the advisory is live We are loving the burn, yeah we thrive! The ridge is locked and we are soaking in sweat The hottest days that you are gonna get Watch that temperature tear up the street Hitting 100! Tying the record, breaking the line Ninety-nine, one hundred, feeling fine West of the Plateau, watch it burn Hitting 100!
The forecast discussion
NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 1019 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026
- A Heat Advisory is in effect for areas west of the Cumberland Plateau through Friday night.
- Major to extreme heat risk this week with heat index values in the triple digits.
Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be the hottest days of the week.
- Low rain chances return this weekend into early next week.
SHORT TERM
(Tonight through Thursday Night) Issued at 1019 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026
Satellite imagery reveals strong high pressure that is essentially centered over Middle TN, and this will be the dominant feature for the next several days.
Hot temperatures from Tuesday will only get hotter with highs on Wednesday reaching into the upper-90s for areas west of the Plateau.
Nashville's forecast high is 99 degrees which is the record high for the date.
So there's a high chance that Nashville at least ties it. As far as outright breaking it, it's not out of the question.
NBM probabilities give about a 40-50% chance of hitting 100 degrees.
Similar conditions are expected on Thursday with temperatures again reaching into the upper-90s to near 100. A Heat Advisory is in effect for all counties west of the Plateau due to these hot temperatures and triple digit heat indices.
LONG TERM
(Friday through next Wednesday) Issued at 1019 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026
The high pressure continues to influence our weather pattern into Friday, but looks to migrate to the west this weekend.
This gives a little dip in the temperatures this weekend, but highs in the low to mid-90s will still be above normal for early September.
As far as rain goes, with the high moving back towards the west, that sets up northwest flow which reintroduces low rain chances this weekend and into early next week.