Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Athens McMinn County Airport (KMMI)

Lat: 35.4°NLon: 84.56°WElev: 874ft.

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer	30.20 in
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Mar 9:55 am EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Riceville TN

Today
High: 75 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 81 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 55 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 58 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 73 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 71 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light south wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

A chance of showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 84. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.