Worsen For All
Monday, October 19, 2026 · 12:14 PM
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Expect cool nights and pleasant days through the week and this weekend. No rain is expected for the foreseeable future. Drought conditions are going to worsen. Surface high pressure slides over the land West of Interstate sixty-five the humidity falls Thirty to forty percent across barren sand The atmosphere locks us in stone walls High pressure remains the dominant reign A prophecy forged in a sky with no rain Negligible odds for seven straight days When will the water return to the earth? Maybe next week in a vanishing haze The heavens decree a desolate birth The ground is bleeding, the dust will rise! A judgment seals the mid-state skies! The stagnant heavens refuse to fall! The drought will worsen for all! Worsen for all! Near seasonal norms the mercury stays Thirty-five to forty-five percent tomorrow afternoon No weather system can break through the haze Locked in place beneath a withered moon Middle Tennessee dries out to the bone High pressure sits forever on its throne The ground is bleeding, the dust will rise! A judgment seals the mid-state skies! The stagnant heavens refuse to fall! The drought will worsen for all! Worsen for all! Worsen for all! Worsen for all! The drought will worsen for all!
The forecast discussion
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 1212 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026
- Expect cool nights and pleasant days through the week and this weekend.
- No rain is expected for the foreseeable future.
Drought conditions are going to worsen.
SHORT TERM
(Rest of today through Tuesday) Issued at 1027 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026
Surface high pressure is sliding across Middle Tennessee today, and high pressure is expected to remain the dominant weather feature across the region for the foreseeable future.
In the near term, temperatures are very close to seasonal norms.
Dew points are very low, and afternoon RH values less than 40% (and in some cases less than 30%) are forecast for this afternoon generally west of I-65, and most of the mid state will bottom out in the 35-45% range tomorrow afternoon.
LONG TERM
(Tuesday Night through next Monday) Issued at 1027 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026
Temperatures will gradually warm throughout the week and this weekend, but we don't expect to stray too far above seasonal norms at any point.
Rain chances for the next 7 days are negligible.
It is unclear when the next weather-producing system might impact the mid state.
Maybe early to mid next week?
In the meantime, expect drought conditions to continue to worsen for all of Middle Tennessee.