Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 22 Aug 7:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Coalfield TN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight.  Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

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

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Coalfield TN
 36.04°N 84.49°W (Elev. 1476 ft)
7:06 pm EDT Aug 22, 2026
7pm EDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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