Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Overcast

49°F

9°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed NE 3 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 11:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Slickrock Wilderness NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times.  Low around 42. Southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  High near 49. West southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 49 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain between 11pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am.  Cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 42. Southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 49. West southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain before 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Slickrock Wilderness NC
 35.4°N 83.97°W (Elev. 4514 ft)
12:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
12am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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