Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Athens McMinn County Airport (KMMI)

Lat: 35.4°NLon: 84.56°WElev: 874ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity	44%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 7 mph
Barometer	30.00 in
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	78°F (26°C)
Last update	21 Mar 12:35 pm EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles S Etowah TN

This Afternoon
High: 84 °F
Areas Smoke
Tonight
Low: 60 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Areas Smoke
Sunday
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 61 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 73 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 45 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 70 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 49 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 68 °F
Slight Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and 11pm. Areas of smoke before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.