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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.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Mar 11:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Slickrock Wilderness NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 33 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 28. Blustery, with a north wind 22 to 25 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

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °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 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 33 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 28. Blustery, with a north wind 22 to 25 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 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
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 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Slickrock Wilderness NC
 35.38°N 84°W (Elev. 4573 ft)
Last Update:
8:53 pm EDT Mar 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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