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

73°F

23°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.93 in
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 10:15 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ESE Etowah TN

Tonight
Low: 58 °F
Areas Smoke
Sunday
High: 82 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 60 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 69 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Monday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 66 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 65 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Areas of smoke before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 69. 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 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the evening.

Wednesday

A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.