Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Elevated fire weather conditions are also expected in the Great Basin. Flash flooding will be possible in Arizona and west Texas, especially in burn scars. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Mostly Cloudy

74°F

23°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.05 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	30 Jun 2:53 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Oak Ridge TN

Overnight
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 89 °F
Partly Sunny
then T-storms
Likely
Monday Night
Low: 71 °F
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday
High: 85 °F
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
then T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 68 °F
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Wednesday
High: 89 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 91 °F
Hot
Thursday Night
Low: 67 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. High near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tuesday Night

Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Patchy fog after 5am. Low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 91.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Independence Day

Sunny and hot, with a high near 92.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 69.