CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Rain chances increase to start the week as clouds thicken Monday and showers become more widespread through Tuesday.

Conditions improve by Christmas Day, with sunshine returning and highs reaching the low 70s, according to the National Weather Service. Mild temperatures are expected to continue into Friday, with only lingering clouds and no significant rain expected after midweek.

Clarksville forecast

Here’s the day-by-day outlook.

  • Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
  • Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

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