Watching Hurricane Erin; Heavy Rainfall Threat for Upper Midwest; Heatrisk for Mississippi Valley

Hurricane Erin continues to track westward with its outer bands bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are occurring and will spread across the Atlantic coasts this week. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and possible flooding are in the forecast for upper Midwest through Monday. Heatrisk continues for the Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity	94%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.03 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint	71°F (22°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Last update	18 Aug 3:53 am EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Powell TN

Today
High: 91 °F
Hot
Tonight
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 91 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 71 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 91 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 70 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 88 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 69 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 87 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind.

Tuesday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Calm wind.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.