Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from March 28, 08:00 AM EDT until March 28, 11:00 PM EDT

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Overcast

71°F

22°C

Humidity	63%
Wind Speed	W 13 mph
Barometer	30.04 in (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint	58°F (14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	27 Mar 3:53 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Slickrock Wilderness NC

Red Flag Warning March 28, 08:00am until March 28, 11:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 65 °F
Chance
Showers
Tonight
Low: 27 °F
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Windy
Saturday
High: 49 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 54 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 59 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 63 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. West northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog between 7pm and 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 49. Windy, with a north wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 54. South wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.