Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

A Few Clouds

73°F

23°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed SW 17 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Mar 11:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Townsend TN

Wind Advisory until March 23, 09:00am
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until March 23, 09:00am

    NOW until 9:00am Mon

    Wind Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW Townsend TN
 35.63°N 83.78°W (Elev. 2028 ft)
7:01 pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
12am EDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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