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Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Partly Cloudy

59°F

15°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.90 in (1011.9 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Feb 8:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Townsend TN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
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Point Forecast:
Townsend TN
 35.68°N 83.78°W (Elev. 1076 ft)
Last Update:
6:01 pm EST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 27, 2026
 
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