Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Athens McMinn County Airport (KMMI)

Lat: 35.4°NLon: 84.56°WElev: 874ft.

Fog/Mist

75°F

24°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Last update 26 Jul 5:55 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Tellico Plains TN

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 88 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind.

    High: 90 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 72 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers between 8am and 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 87 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers between 8am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Tellico Plains TN
 35.38°N 84.39°W (Elev. 1043 ft)
2:26 am EDT Jul 26, 2026
6am EDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 1, 2026
 
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