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

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Hooper Bald NC

Tonight
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 63 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 29 °F
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Saturday
High: 47 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 33 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 51 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 56 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
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.