Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

A Few Clouds

74°F

23°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed SW 16 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Mar 7:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Hooper Bald NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am.  Patchy fog before 9pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog before 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Hooper Bald NC
 35.33°N 84.03°W (Elev. 4390 ft)
8:17 pm EDT Mar 26, 2026
8pm EDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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