Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.92 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 6 Sep 5:53 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Lenoir City TN

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 3pm.  Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: A chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 89 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind.

    High: 90 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 3pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Labor Day
A chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lenoir City TN
 35.8°N 84.26°W (Elev. 879 ft)
2:26 am EDT Sep 6, 2026
6am EDT Sep 6, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 12, 2026
 
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