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 >

Current conditions at

Athens McMinn County Airport (KMMI)

Lat: 35.4°NLon: 84.56°WElev: 874ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.19 in
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Mar 7:55 am EDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Tellico Plains TN

Today
High: 73 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 55 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 80 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 58 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 61 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 72 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 43 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 71 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 73. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

A chance of showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. 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 43.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.