Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.25 in (1024.0 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 19 Apr 10:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Slickrock Wilderness NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy frost after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. South southeast wind around 8 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. South southeast wind around 8 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
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Point Forecast:
Slickrock Wilderness NC
 35.38°N 84°W (Elev. 4573 ft)
9:29 pm EDT Apr 19, 2026
11pm EDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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