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.

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

70°F

21°C

Humidity	41%
Wind Speed	SW 22 G 29 mph
Barometer	30.12 in (1019.2 mb)
Dewpoint	45°F (7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Mar 12:53 pm EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Townsend TN

This Afternoon
High: 67 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 56 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Saturday
High: 73 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 58 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 77 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
then Partly
Cloudy and
Breezy
Monday
High: 65 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 41 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 64 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 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 73. West wind 10 to 15 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 58. South wind around 10 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.

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 69.