Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Athens McMinn County Airport (KMMI)

Lat: 35.4°NLon: 84.56°WElev: 874ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.98 in
Dewpoint	77°F (25°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	78°F (26°C)
Last update	5 Sep 1:35 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Athens TN

Heat Advisory September 5, 01:45am until September 5, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory September 5, 01:45am until September 5, 08:00pm
NOW until 8:00pm Sat
Heat Advisory
Overnight
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 96 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 72 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 93 °F
Hot
Sunday Night
Low: 69 °F
Mostly Clear
Labor Day
High: 90 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 68 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 90 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

Sunday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 69. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Labor Day

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 90.