Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Mostly Cloudy

74°F

23°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.00 in (1013.8 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Aug 5:53 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Lenoir City TN

Today
High: 90 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 69 °F
Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 88 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 67 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 90 °F
Hot
Saturday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 88 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 63 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 95. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 66. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.