Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed W 3 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Aug 3:53 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNW Karns TN

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 70 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind.

    High: 89 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind.

    High: 90 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNW Karns TN
 36.02°N 84.16°W (Elev. 804 ft)
2:26 am EDT Aug 20, 2026
4am EDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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