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

50°F

10°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 25 Feb 9:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WNW High Rocks NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers. The rain could be heavy at times.  Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 42. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog before 4pm, then patchy fog after 5pm. High near 52. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm.  Patchy fog after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 57 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 42. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 4pm, then patchy fog after 5pm. High near 52. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WNW High Rocks NC
 35.54°N 83.71°W (Elev. 4190 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
10pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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