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.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

49°F

9°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed N 14 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1007.7 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Shuckstack NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times.  Low around 42. Southwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  High near 52. West southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 3am.  Cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 42. Southwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 52. West southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNE Shuckstack NC
 35.52°N 83.79°W (Elev. 3120 ft)
12:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
4am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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