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

72°F

22°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed SW 14 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1014.7 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Mar 8:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Tapoco NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Tapoco NC
 35.44°N 83.97°W (Elev. 1696 ft)
8:53 pm EDT Mar 26, 2026
9pm EDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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