Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

A Few Clouds

62°F

17°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.91 in (1012.0 mb)
Dewpoint	56°F (13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 11:53 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Petros TN

Overnight
Low: 56 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 73 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 58 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 56 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 57 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Areas of smoke before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 10 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Thursday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.