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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Thunderstorm

74°F

23°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	S 12 mph
Barometer	29.85 in (1009.9 mb)
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 6:53 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Tallassee TN

Tonight
Low: 60 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 82 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 58 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 67 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Monday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 65 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 65 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 51 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Areas of smoke before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 67. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light south wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.