WEATHER 8-1-2024 Heat Advisory Continues

Today

A slight chance of showers before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 103. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Heat Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Nashville TN 117 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024 TNZ005>009-023>030-056>062-075-093>095-011700- /O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-240802T0000Z/ Stewart-Montgomery-Robertson-Sumner-Macon-Houston-Humphreys- Dickson-Cheatham-Davidson-Wilson-Trousdale-Smith-Perry-Hickman- Lewis-Williamson-Maury-Marshall-Rutherford-Bedford-Wayne-Lawrence- Giles- Including the cities of Carthage, Goodlettsville, Erin, Smyrna, Waverly, Lewisburg, Lafayette, South Carthage, La Vergne, Clifton, Waynesboro, Gallatin, Lawrenceburg, Pulaski, Hendersonville, Columbia, Shelbyville, Dover, Centerville, Lebanon, Tennessee Ridge, Hartsville, Brentwood, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Hohenwald, Kingston Springs, McEwen, Springfield, Gordonsville, Clarksville, Mount Juliet, Linden, Ashland City, New Johnsonville, Nashville, Dickson, and Lobelville 117 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Very little relief through remainder of morning hours with heat index values up to 109 expected during afternoon hours today. * WHERE...All of Middle Tennessee except for Cumberland Plateau Region. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.