Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Knoxville Downtown Airport (KDKX)

Lat: 35.97°NLon: 83.87°WElev: 827ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SW 9 G 16 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 3:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Knoxville TN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely, mainly after 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers, mainly before 8pm.  Low around 36. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers, mainly before 8pm. Low around 36. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Knoxville TN
 35.96°N 83.91°W (Elev. 942 ft)
2:25 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
3am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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