Severe Thunderstorms for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Typhoon Approaching Guam

A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Overcast

68°F

20°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed N 10 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 5:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Townsend TN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers before 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 5am.  Low around 44. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of frost before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 67 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers before 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 5am. Low around 44. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Townsend TN
 35.68°N 83.78°W (Elev. 1076 ft)
6:31 pm EDT Oct 16, 2026
6pm EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 23, 2026
 
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