Tennessee’s heat wave flirting with records

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – We’re experiencing our hottest weather since summer 2025.

The hottest weather of the year is having a major impact on Middle Tennesseans. Temperatures have soared well above average during the afternoon and remained unusually high at night for several days. That’s caused thousands across Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky to temporarily change the way they go about everyday life. The heat has been so significant that temperatures have actually been in record territory.

For example, this past Sunday, Nashville nearly tied the highest minimum temperature ever for the date — 80° set in 1936. Nashville’s low on Sunday was 79.

As for high temperatures, while it was easily the hottest day of the year on Tuesday, Nashville missed that day’s record by nine degrees.

We’ll be closer on Wednesday, missing it by just six degrees.

There’s an even closer approach in line for Thursday. Our forecast for Nashville is 98°. The record high temperature is 101.

Cooler weather will eventually take over. By early next week, we expect highs to return to more seasonable levels — the low 90s.

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