1/6/2014 in Bedford County Tennessee

      It's Cold this morning, Colder than several years and much Colder tomorrow morning as we hit zero or maybe less out here in the country. I can't get the doggies to budge past the threshold and glad we got those puppy pads. I got to be brief today as I have some obstacles to over come but I'll post a Forecast from the NWS.

• Monday A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -12. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
• Monday Night A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -12. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -9. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
• Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 10. South wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph

      Looking forward to Wednesday as we get above Freezing but Thursday may see more Ice so I have to look at that further. Stay in today if you can.

1/5/2014 in Bedford County Tennessee

     After a fine mild but windy Saturday we expect major changes as we await Sunrise on this Sunday Morning. Rain is approaching and may well already be falling at your house. Temperatures looking mild at least early on but by afternoon sudden falling temperatures are expected. The general consensus is that Rain will change to Snow in the later afternoon and continue on and off until about mid-night. 

     With continuing falling temperature look for a Low Monday morning of 5 little ole degrees. Monday remains mostly cloudy and some Flurries but most of the moisture will be long gone and our High Temp only reaches 8 to 10 degrees. That is definitely in the dangerous territory. 

     Monday Night Flurries ending as skies are clearing but the Low temp plunges to 0 degrees in some places and maybe 2 deg. in and closer to towns and cities. Tuesday we may warm to 18 to 20 degrees but we don't get above Freezing until Wednesday.

     More Snow or Ice chances later in the week but that system is not looking as severe as it was yesterday.

     Take care of your animals and stock those Bird Feeders.

Now here's the Forecast.

• Sunday Rain before 3pm, then rain and snow. High near 53. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Snow accumulation of maybe half a inch.
• Sunday Night Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -9. Windy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 inch with isolated pockets of maybe 2 or 3 inches.
• Monday Flurries likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -14. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
• Monday Night Flurries likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
• Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
• Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Calm wind.    
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• Winter is looking rough this go around so stay on your toes. Roads will be slick because Salt isn't very helpful at the temperatures we're looking at.
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• Hope to see you Monday. And Karla if you're out there I hope you're well.

1/4/2014 in Bedford County Tennessee

     Well folks today looks like a decent enough January day for Tennessee but after Saturday I'm thinking we could have some epic weather.

     Our Saturday looking mostly Sunny and 45 deg. or so and Saturday night with approaching Rain our Low will be around 32 or so. Sunday looks like Rain and then Snow in the afternoon, maybe a couple of inches before ending after midnight.

     The real epic part hits Monday, some Forecasters think the High Temperature Monday may only be around 12 degrees. It's likely been 20 years since we had that kind of cold. Low Temp Monday Night about 4 degrees and likely Zero degrees in some low spots. We only get around 20 degrees on Tuesday. 

     If that's not enough we maybe got Ice Storm chances Wednesday night. So I would advise everyone to prep for a Rough Week ahead.

     Friday morning Missy and Sophie equaled their best time ever for going out and doing their duty. Monday I may not even ask them to go out. Fortunately they are Puppy Pad trained.

Here's this now from the NWS

• Saturday Sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
• Sunday Rain before 3pm, then rain and snow. High near 47. South southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
• Sunday Night Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. North northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Monday Scattered flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
• Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. 

     I usually don't publish on Sunday but I likely will this week. We got a lot of rough weather ahead so get ready and be careful.

1/3/2014 in Bedford County Tennessee

     Cold is the big news today as we only saw a few light flurries yesterday. When I arrived home Thursday Night the Temperature was 23 deg and a windchill of 12 degrees. Needless to say two little doggies were in a shock after being cooped up all day and after all it was 43 deg the last time they went out. Sophie was pounding on the door before I could get my coat off.

     It will likely be around 15 degrees when things bottom out early Friday Morning but it's looking like a Sunny Day but Cold and still some what Windy. Saturday on the other hand looks marvelous for early January as we hit mid 40's and still Sunny. By Saturday evening another round of Winter Weather will be rapidly bringing Rain Chances and later on Sunday Snow Chances so we'll be checking that out.

Now this from The NWS

 

• Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
• Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
• Saturday Sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. 

     Could be a slick spot here or there this morning depending on where you are. We'll look harder at that Sunday and Monday Forecast and heads up we could see near Zero Low on Monday Night. 

Stay Safe 

1/2/2014 In Bedford County, Tennessee

     Well we have developed a Southerly Wind that is also ushering in clouds and while Wednesday was a decent early January day change is just over the horizon. Our strong Barometer will be falling and by Mid Morning Thursday I'm expecting Rain and falling Temperatures. Some light Snow possible especially in higher elevations. Here in Unionville at 750 feet above sea level it doesn't look to Snowy until later in the day as temperatures will be dropping dramatically. Moisture will be moving away however and Friday will be cold and maybe 32 deg. and a Northwest 15 mph wind so bundle up.

This is from the NWS guys:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
338 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING, BRINGING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO
THE MID STATE ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLY COLDER TEMPERATURES. THERE
WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE BEHIND THE FRONT TO PRODUCE SOME SNOW, AND
WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THURSDAY, MUCH OF
THIS PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW, OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND
SNOW.

LOCATIONS AROUND LAWRENCEBURG, PULASKI, COLUMBIA, AND FRANKLIN
WILL LIKELY ONLY SEE A DUSTING OF SNOW, AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE
TOO WARM FOR ANY APPRECIABLE ACCUMULATION. FARTHER NORTH AND EAST,
AROUND CAMDEN, DICKSON, CLARKSVILLE, LEBANON, MURFREESBORO, AND
MCMINNVILLE, SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE-HALF INCH ARE
POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

PLACES ALONG THE HIGHLAND RIM AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU,
INCLUDING PORTLAND, LAFAYETTE, JAMESTOWN, CROSSVILLE, AND
LIVINGSTON, COULD SEE UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW BEFORE IT ENDS
THURSDAY EVENING.

BY FRIDAY MORNING, TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE TEENS
ACROSS ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS AN ARCTIC AIR MASS SPREADS OVER
THE REGION.

• Thursday Rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Temperature falling to around 31 by 5pm. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
• Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
• Friday Sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
• Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

     After a tranquil weekend Sunday Night and Monday we have a stronger system coming thru that could see us get some measurable Snow. So we got that to keep a eye on.

     Ya"ll stay safe. 

1/1/2014 In Bedford County Tennessee

Well it's been awhile but after more than a few request I'm trying to get this blog back on track. I never dreamed it was so popular and it never was my intention to be notorious but I do feel it's time to get back on the net and just as the weather is getting interesting.

My two puppy dogs are grown up now and most days they hit the puppy dog trail on their own but I always keep a eye on them when they are out, we still have Coyotes around these parts. So I put in a shout out from Missy and Sophie, my two four legged weather observers.

Wednesday New Years day should be slightly warmer than Tue. was with Highs over 50 degrees. By evening look for clouds increasing with Southerly wind and Rain likely by midnight. 

Thursday looks like rain changing to Snow then maybe back to rain then Snow after dark. Not looking like a lot of Snow but you'll need to stay abreast of things.

Friday looks Sunny but Cold. It is January after all. 

Stay safe for New Years I'll try to get a better feel for what Thursday looks like. See ya!