Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Partly Cloudy

68°F

20°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1009.0 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Mar 4:53 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Coalfield TN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am.  Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 64. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the morning.

    High: 63 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 64. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday
A 10 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ESE Coalfield TN
 36.01°N 84.38°W (Elev. 886 ft)
2:26 am EDT Mar 23, 2026
5am EDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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