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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this 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 E 15 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Shuckstack NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers before 9am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 49. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 49 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 53 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 57 °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 3am.  Cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain.  Cloudy, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers before 9am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 49. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
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 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
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 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Shuckstack NC
 35.53°N 83.85°W (Elev. 3556 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
6am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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