NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The big weather story is the incoming cold, wind, and potential for parts of Tennessee to see their first flakes of the season . This might not come as a surprise, but this first winter blast is coming much later than normal.
Nashville’s average first freeze is November 1. So far this fall the coldest temperature in Music City is 37°.
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The News 2 weather authority team is forecasting near-freezing temperatures in Nashville from Friday, November 22 through Sunday, November 24.
If the temperature does drop to 32° on the 22nd, 23rd, or 24th it will be the 2nd latest first freeze on record. Nashville temperature records go back to the 1870s. The latest freeze on record is November 27, which occurred in 2009.
Some forecast models are keeping temperatures above freezing in Nashville and much of Middle Tennessee. If those models are correct and Nashville stays above freezing during this cold snap, the record for the latest freeze will likely be broken.