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Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Partly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.03 in (1015.4 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Jun 11:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Oak Ridge TN

Flood Watch June 28, 12:27am until June 28, 11:00am
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Flood Watch
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    Flood Watch June 28, 12:27am until June 28, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Sun

    Flood Watch

  • Overnight

    Low: 70 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm.  High near 88. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 88 °F

    Showers then
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 72 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 92 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Calm wind.

    High: 94 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 70. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. High near 88. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 94.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Independence Day
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NE Oak Ridge TN
 36.02°N 84.21°W (Elev. 886 ft)
11:41 pm EDT Jun 27, 2026
12am EDT Jun 28, 2026-6pm EDT Jul 4, 2026
 
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