Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Feb 10, 2012, 8:07 am
We start this morning out at 26°. Eventually we'll reach 47° by this afternoon but cold air will infiltrate our area behind a very strong front that will move into Tennessee overnight. Rain later this afternoon will change to snow overnight with some accumulations possible. Up t...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Feb 9, 2012, 8:17 am
A big forecast change is coming this weekend, we'll get to that in just a bit. Expect a mostly sunny sky today (Thursday) after a start in the lower 30's. We'll reach 45° by this afternoon. Overnight, temperatures drop to just below freezing and on Friday, we'll see a chance for showers and a high ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Feb 8, 2012, 8:17 am
We've seen a few sprinkles early this morning across sections of middle Tennessee. It is possible that some areas to our north saw some flurries mix in with the light shower activity. I expect this shower activity to end by noon and we'll see a high in the middle 40's this afternoon under a cloudy s...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Feb 7, 2012, 8:04 am
It's a chilly start across much of the Upper Cumberland this morning with plenty of frost. Some areas, especially around rivers and lakes, are dealing with freezing fog. Temperatures are in the middle 20's at 7 am. Later today, expect the high to reach 53° in Cookeville, TN. ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Feb 6, 2012, 8:03 am
We're dealing with morning fog in parts of the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee this morning. It is expected to burn off later this morning. Sunshine will make it's appearance and we'll be near 50° for our high this afternoon. It's 38° at 7 am. 48 Hour Forecast: Tonigh...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Feb 4, 2012, 11:13 pm
SATURDAY EVENING UPDATE: Lingering drizzle and rain tonight with fog developing. Low around 48°. Calm wind.....on Sunday, expect a slight chance of showers and a high of 53°. Showers stay around on Sunday night until just before midnight with a low of 34° under a mostly cloudy ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Feb 3, 2012, 8:08 am
GORGEOUS FRIDAY: Mostly sunny for your Friday with a high in the lower 60's here in Cookeville. A light southeast wind from 5 to 10 mph. Overnight, however, the rains return will stay with us through Saturday night. A 100% chance of rain tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday night. I can't rule out ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Feb 2, 2012, 8:06 am
TWO NICE DAYS: A beautiful, warm day across much of Tennessee as we'll see highs around 60° this afternoon. Chilly overnight with a low of 37°, but we rebound on Friday, high of 63°. The weekend will be filled with rain showers and a bit cooler with highs in the 50's and lows in ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Feb 1, 2012, 9:53 pm
NWS radar image from Nashville, TN
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Feb 1, 2012, 8:28 am
RAIN COAT AND/OR UMBRELLA: Expect showers and an outside chance of a thunderstorm today (Wednesday) with a high of near 60° in Cookeville, TN. Chance of rain is 70%. Tonight, showers continue with slight chance of a thunderstorm. Most of the rain will occur before midnight and we'll see a low...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Feb 1, 2012, 1:14 am
Both westbound lanes of Interstate 40 (America's east/west interstate) are closed near the 450/451 mile marker at the North Carolina/Tennessee border. Some of the rocks, according to media reports, are the size of homes. Tennessee Department of Transportation officials say the clean-up will takes 'w...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 30, 2012, 8:18 am
NICE AND SUNNY: If you like warmer weather in the winter, you'll love the next couple of days. I expect plenty of sunshine and temperatures to be 60° today (Monday) across the Highlands of Tennessee. On Tuesday, expect even warmer temperatures with highs near 65° in Cookeville coupled with i...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 28, 2012, 1:06 pm
A very nice and seasonal Saturday with plenty of sunshine and a high in the upper 40's. Typically this time of year, we see highs of 47° and lows of 26°. Tonight's low will be right around 26° but sunrise on Sunday morning. I expect we'll be a few degrees warmer on Sunday with ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 26, 2012, 8:06 am
A potent rainmaker is making it's way through middle Tennessee today. January has already been a wet month in Cookeville with more than 4.5" already recorded. This system will give us another 1"-2" with some locations receiving up to 3". There is the threat of flooding as the ground is saturated fro...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 24, 2012, 12:34 am
This story is from the Birmingham News. Early Monday morning a 16-year-old Clay, Alabama girl was found dead just 40 feet from her home. Christina Heichelbech was one of two people killed by a tornado that touched down near Birmingham. Her father said...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 22, 2012, 10:31 pm
Ominous wording from the National Weather Service..... National Weather Service Watch Warning Advisory Summary
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 22, 2012, 3:48 pm
Those of you who read this weather blog with any regularity know that I don't write to scare and gather hits through 'Weather Entertainment'.....I try to give the information in a concise, easy-to-read and understand way that isn't filled with technical garbage. Knowing this, please understand the n...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 21, 2012, 7:01 pm
... Dense fog advisory in effect until 9 am CST Sunday...  The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a dense fog advisory... which is in effect until 9 am CST Sunday.  * Visibility... widespread visibilities will drop to a quarter mile or less this evening, and will persist for several ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 21, 2012, 4:59 pm
URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 350 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS SUNDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY EVENING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SOUTH WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNO...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 21, 2012, 11:09 am
If you've never been to Seattle, just look outdoors today in Cookeville, TN and you'll get a good taste of their weather with fog, dampness, and chilly. It'll be mostly cloudy for the rest of today and we'll not see temperatures rise much from the current reading of 39.9°. We'll ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 20, 2012, 11:47 pm
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has issued Tornado Watch #2 effective until 5 AM CST for 36 counties in western and middle Tennessee. This watch does NOT include Putnam County (Cookeville). BEDFORD BENTON CANNON CARROLL CHEATHAM ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 20, 2012, 10:14 pm
We are watching the potential for strong to severe storms overnight in middle Tennessee. At this point, the greatest threat appears to be in the southern and EASTERN sections of the mid-state. Temperatures will remain fairly steady during the overnight hours and I exp...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 19, 2012, 7:32 am
After this cold morning, it sure won't feel much like winter in the days ahead as temperatures will rise into the mid 50's from Friday through the middle part of next week. Today, however, it'll be mostly cloudy with highs near 50°. Much more in the 7-day forecast at the link below. *Latest L...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 18, 2012, 8:11 am
Just plain cold across Middle Tennessee today.  Here in the Cookeville and surrounding areas, we'll see highs only reach 38° under an eventually sunny sky. A light north northeast wind is expected. Tonight, skies will be partly cloudy with a low of 26° by sunrise. Thursday...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 17, 2012, 7:49 am
An interesting weather day across the Highlands of Tennessee. We've already seen the first round of rain earlier this morning. I expect a break in action for part of today, but a strong cold front is poised to roll through our area and it's possible this front will bring a chance of a thunderstorm o...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 16, 2012, 12:52 pm
Enjoying a quiet winter morning on my parents houseboat 'Great Escape'. Sometimes the best days at the lake are in the winter when the pier is virtually empty. You hear every squeak of the dock, you see more of the surrounding hills, and there is something very peaceful about the glass-like ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 15, 2012, 10:04 am
Snow was predicted for Saturday and Saturday evening however the fast-moving clipper system only skirted the southern portions of Kentucky and never quite made it to the Plateau areas of middle Tennessee. With only about a 3 in 10 chance of snow yesterday, the likelihood just never panned out. Clipp...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 14, 2012, 10:10 am
Light snow accumulations later today across the Highland Rim, Cumberland Plateau, and Highlands of Tennessee. A fast moving clipper system will skirt our area bringing the chance of snow later this Saturday afternoon. Winds will pick up and gust to 20 mph later today. Accumulation...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 13, 2012, 12:44 am
Snowfall Continuing: Cold temperatures and moisture remaining in the lower atmosphere are the main ingredients for the continuing snow late this evening across much of middle Tennessee. Expect showers of snow to continue all night long over most of the area and through the first part of tomorr...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 13, 2012, 12:13 am
A beautiful snow shot tonight, Thursday, January 12th from the weather cam high atop the Emergency Operations Building located on Willow Avenue in Cookeville, TN. Note the accumulated snow in the foreground and the shiny roads (due to black ice) toward the middle of photo. 
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 12, 2012, 7:35 pm
SCHOOL CLOSINGS: First off, kids and teachers across several middle Tennessee counties are happy this evening as a band of snow showers is coating roadways and causing school cancellations. The list of TV stations with snow reports is just to the right of this post. It'll be a 4-day weekend fo...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Jan 12, 2012, 8:14 am
*WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY* As expected, Cookeville and surrounding locations in Middle Tennessee are under the WWA for today and tonight. Rain showers likely before noon with rain mixing with snow changing to all snow by later in the afternoon. Temperatures will fall to around freezing (3...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Nov 1, 2011, 8:24 am
COLD START: If you've ventured outdoors this morning, you'll definitely notice a nip in the air. The low was 31.5° at just before sunrise. We're hanging around freezing (32°) just after sun up and anticipate temperatures will rise quickly this morning. Highs this afternoon will ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 31, 2011, 8:05 am
Since it's October 31, I thought the headline would be appropriate. Actually the weather will be quiet over the next few days. Expect a few sprinkles before lunch today with a mostly sunny sky and a high of 61°. Overnight for the trick or treaters, temperatures will drop through ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 29, 2011, 9:50 am
(morning skies in Cookeville) WARMING UP LATER: Cold this morning across the Highlands of Tennessee. Here in Cookeville, we stand at 38.4° at 8:20 am after a morning low of 35.5°. Expect sunny skies after some morning patchy fog with a high eventually of 55°. NO BLIZ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 27, 2011, 11:40 pm
Did it feel cooler on Thursday as the day went on? Your mind wasn't playing tricks on you as our high on Thursday was 63°, but that occurred at 5:13 this morning. Temperatures dropped below 60° by 8 am, down through the 50's during the afternoon and into the 40's by 5:00 pm. At 10:25 pm, we ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 27, 2011, 8:27 am
Rain moves in this morning with falling temperatures all day. Expect a rumble of thunder this evening. Friday starts chilly and rainy. Cool weekend ahead with frost chances Saturday and Sunday mornings.
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 26, 2011, 12:06 am
After several very nice days, are you ready for some change again? Ready or not, here it comes. Enjoy Wednesday as we won't see highs in the mid 70's under sunny skies for the foreseeable future. Come Wednesday night, we'll see rain showers on the increase with a low by Thursday morning ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 24, 2011, 8:02 am
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER ALERT: Expect a nice run of weather today through Wednesday as highs are expected to warm each day. We start at 43° on this Monday morning and will hit 71° by this afternoon. If you think that's nice, you'll love Tuesday and Wednesday where highs will reach the middle 70's ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 23, 2011, 10:17 am
We start our Sunday out at 35° at 6:30 am. This is a couple degrees warmer than the low of 32° on Saturday morning. We managed to hit 63° yesterday. Expect a fast warm-up with temperatures in the 50's by 9 am, 60's by 10:30 and near 70° later this afternoon under a mostly sunny...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 21, 2011, 8:00 am
We're starting in the low 40's this morning. That's chilly but warmer than most as temperature readings to our west are in the 30's. Expect highs under sunny skies to reach near 60° today. Tonight, areas of frost after 1 am with lows by sunrise of 32° under a clear sky. Saturday's weather fo...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 20, 2011, 10:49 am
Newschannel 5's Snow Watch system sent a message out in error stating Putnam County schools are closing today. It was an error...a HUGE error on their part. About a dozen school systems in middle TN were announced as closed.
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 20, 2011, 8:08 am
Expect another chilly day across the Upper Cumberland region with scattered showers this morning and drizzle this afternoon. High temperatures struggle to break 50°. West winds will be sustained around 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. Rain chances 50%. Tonight is headlined with a FREEZE WARNING. ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 19, 2011, 8:30 am
Big temperature drop in middle Tennessee over next several days, but we'll get to that in a moment. Did you know that today is Tennessee Fall Severe Weather Awareness Day? The secondary peak severe weather season occurs in the fall and winter and historically that has been i...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 18, 2011, 7:28 am
The impending rain and thunderstorms will be later than anticipated giving us a nice day across the Upper Cumberland. Expect the shower chances to ramp up this afternoon. Highs will reach near 80° with increasing clouds. Rain chances about 40%. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms early with sh...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 17, 2011, 7:59 am
You'd better enjoy this last warm day today! Monday's highs are expected to be near 80° once again today (we hit 80° on Sunday) under a mostly sunny sky. Overnight tonight, lows will drop to 52° by Tuesday morning. Showers and thunderstorms for Tuesday, high 72° with showers and a low of 4...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 14, 2011, 8:20 am
COOLER: Some low-lying fog today across the Upper Cumberland. That should burn off rather quick and all of us will see sunny skies and breezy westerly winds. Expect a high around 71° in Cookeville by later this afternoon. We are starting this morning at a cool 50°. Winds will gus...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 13, 2011, 8:46 am
MAYBE A THUNDERSTORM: Expect rain for most of your Thursday with cooler temperatures due to the cloud cover. High temperature only about 67° this afternoon and an 80% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Overnight, a 50% chance of rain early then becoming mostly cloudy, low 50° by ...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 12, 2011, 7:53 am
BE CAREFUL: Much of middle Tennessee is under a Dense Fog Advisory. In some locations visibility is down to just one-quarter of a mile. Use caution when driving this morning and turn on your headlights (low beam, of course). I expect the fog to burn off by 9 o'clock this morning. TODAY THROUGH...
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Michael D. posted an article on The Weather Guy - Oct 10, 2011, 10:23 am
OVERALL NICE FORECAST: Your Columbus Day (Monday) outlook is for a slight chance of showers this morning and a high of 76° this afternoon. Most of the spotty showers are moving south to north and are very scattered. The majority of us will remain dry. We will continue to have a 20-30% chance ...
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