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 >

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity	36%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 7 mph
Barometer	29.95 in (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint	46°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Mar 5:53 pm EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Karns TN

Tonight
Low: 55 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Saturday
High: 79 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Saturday Night
Low: 56 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 58 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Monday
High: 68 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 67 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Slight Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. 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 68. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Tuesday Night

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

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.