Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity	94%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.99 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	5 Sep 6:53 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Powell TN

Heat Advisory September 5, 07:42am until September 5, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory September 5, 07:42am until September 5, 08:00pm
NOW until 8:00pm Sat
Heat Advisory
Today
High: 95 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 71 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 90 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 69 °F
Partly Cloudy
Labor Day
High: 89 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 67 °F
Chance
Showers then
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 67 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

Sunday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 95. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Labor Day

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Wednesday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 90.