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.

A Few Clouds

51°F

11°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.17 in (1021.2 mb)
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Mar 9:53 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Townsend TN

Today
High: 76 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 56 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 81 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 58 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 60 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 73 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 72 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Light southwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 5 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 81. West wind around 5 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. Calm wind.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 86. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.