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

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.96 in (1013.8 mb)
Dewpoint	46°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 4:53 am EDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles S Oliver Springs TN

Today
High: 80 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 57 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 83 °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: 66 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 64 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 83. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday

A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night

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

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind.