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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Mostly Cloudy

69°F

21°C

Humidity	55%
Wind Speed	SW 16 mph
Barometer	29.98 in (1014.4 mb)
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 10:53 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport TN

Today
High: 80 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 59 °F
Heavy Rain
Sunday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 58 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 67 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 68 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 66 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Areas of smoke before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. 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

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.