Heavy Rain in the Southern Appalachians; Fire Weather and Heat in the West; Monitoring Tropical Storm Erin

Heavy to excessive rainfall over the southern Appalachians may bring areas of flooding today. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather conditions to parts of the Great Basin and northern Rockies today and Thursday. Hot to extremely hot temperatures are in place through today across parts of the western U.S. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson, McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (KMKL)

Lat: 35.59°NLon: 88.92°WElev: 433ft.

Mostly Cloudy

82°F

28°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1014.5 mb)
Dewpoint 76°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 13 Aug 8:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Jackson TN

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 72 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind.

    High: 96 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Jackson TN
 35.65°N 88.79°W (Elev. 499 ft)
6:45 am CDT Aug 13, 2025
9am CDT Aug 13, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 19, 2025
 
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