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 >

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

A Few Clouds

44°F

7°C

Humidity	76%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.17 in (1021.6 mb)
Dewpoint	37°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Mar 8:53 am EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SW Townsend TN

Today
High: 70 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 57 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 75 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 59 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 80 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 61 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 68 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 43 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 67 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

A chance of showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. 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 43.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.