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.

Partly Cloudy

62°F

17°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	SW 12 mph
Barometer	29.97 in (1014.2 mb)
Dewpoint	45°F (7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 12:53 am EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Friendsville TN

Overnight
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 80 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 58 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 70 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 68 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 46 °F
Slight Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 68.