Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the southern Plains today, moving into the central Plains and Southeast U.S on Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Partly Cloudy

74°F

23°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed SW 18 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1016.8 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 10:53 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Hooper Bald NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers likely, mainly after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm.  Patchy fog before 3am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a north wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog and
    Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog before 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a north wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 44 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 41 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 32. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Hooper Bald NC
 35.33°N 84.03°W (Elev. 4390 ft)
6:07 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
11am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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