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 Downtown Airport (KDKX)

Lat: 35.97°NLon: 83.87°WElev: 827ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity	45%
Wind Speed	SW 12 G 18 mph
Barometer	29.85 in
Dewpoint	59°F (15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	82°F (28°C)
Last update	21 Mar 4:35 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSE Knoxville TN

This Afternoon
High: 79 °F
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 60 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 82 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 59 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 69 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 66 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 66 °F
Slight Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Areas of smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Areas of smoke before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.