Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Athens McMinn County Airport (KMMI)

Lat: 35.4°NLon: 84.56°WElev: 874ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Mar 10:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Tellico Plains TN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a steady temperature around 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a steady temperature around 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday
A 10 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Tellico Plains TN
 35.33°N 84.34°W (Elev. 1175 ft)
7:01 pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
10pm EDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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