The Old Sun Dies
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 6:17 AM
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Warm, dry weather through Thursday with high temperatures well above normal. Record highs possible through Thursday. Low rain and storm chances Wednesday and Wednesday night, primarily for areas north of Interstate forty. A cold front will arrive on Friday bringing much cooler temperatures into this weekend. Southwesterly flow is choking the valley Crushing the past in Nashville tonight High pressure building a fortress of fire As Middle Tennessee burns in the light Eight hundred fifty millibar thermal surge An endless summer on the edge of the purge North of Interstate forty the showers may run But nothing can save us from this swollen sun A prophecy lingering late in the night Waiting for Friday to bleed out the light Crushing the record under burning skies The mountain trembles as the mercury stops A fifteen degree plunge in the dark night skies The old sun dies! On Cumberland Plateau the whisper grows cold The ancient ridge is growing old Sunday morning the grass turns to stone A killing frost on a silent throne The cold front arrives with a sudden blade To shatter the warmth that the summer made Crushing the record under burning skies The mountain trembles as the mercury stops A fifteen degree plunge in the dark night skies The old sun dies! The old sun dies! The old sun dies! Fall is here to stay! The old sun dies!
The forecast discussion
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 615 AM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026
- Warm, dry weather through Thursday with high temperatures well above-normal.
Record highs possible through Thursday.
- Low rain/storm chances Wednesday and Wednesday night, primarily for areas north of I-40.
- A cold front will arrive on Friday bringing much cooler temperatures into this weekend.
SHORT TERM
(Tonight through Wednesday Night) Issued at 1035 PM CDT Mon Oct 12 2026
Clear skies and lows in the 50s and low 60s tonight across Middle Tennessee.
High pressure will continue to build in for the time being, resulting in clear to mostly clear skies.
Unfortunately, this also means we will continue to make runs at temperature records through mid-week.
This is because as the ridging builds in, southwesterly flow will increase over the next few days, ushering in more warm air into the area.
We crushed a record today in Nashville, and matched one in Crossville, so what's a few more, right?
LONG TERM
(Thursday through next Tuesday) Issued at 1035 PM CDT Mon Oct 12 2026
Once we get into mid-week, we start seeing the return of (low) rain chances.
A front stretching all the way up to a low pressure system in Maine will start to make its way into the Ohio river valley, which will increase our rain chances north of I-40. These aren't drought busting rain chances by any means, but enough for some areas to see some wetting rain.
What's more eye-catching is the cold front that lags behind this moisture and is expected to swing through at the end of the week.
This cold front is looking like a real taste of fall, dropping our 850mb temperatures by 15 degrees Celsius.
At the surface, that translates to highs in the 60s/70s and lows in the 30s and 40s for the weekend.
Sunday morning, we could see our first frost of the season on the Cumberland Plateau.
We will have to keep watching and hope that this time, fall is here to stay.