Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Read More >

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Mostly Cloudy

56°F

13°C

Humidity	70%
Wind Speed	W 8 mph
Barometer	30.14 in (1020.1 mb)
Dewpoint	46°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Mar 6:53 am EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Townsend TN

Today
High: 73 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 61 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Friday
High: 73 °F
Breezy. Sunny
then Showers
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 34 °F
Showers
Likely and
Windy
Saturday
High: 53 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 62 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 46 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 67 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Showers likely after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a northeast wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.