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Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Light Rain

49°F

9°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed NE 7 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.5 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 25 Feb 10:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Slickrock Wilderness NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 11pm, then patchy fog after 2am. Low around 41. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Heavy
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before noon. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 48. West southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. East southeast wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 11pm, then patchy fog after 2am. Low around 41. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before noon. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 48. West southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. East southeast wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Slickrock Wilderness NC
 35.38°N 84°W (Elev. 4573 ft)
Last Update:
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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