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.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity	43%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	29.96 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	79°F (26°C)
Last update	21 Mar 12:53 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles N Petros TN

This Afternoon
High: 71 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 57 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Areas Smoke
Sunday
High: 74 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 51 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 57 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 40 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 57 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 46 °F
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 55 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Areas of smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Areas of smoke before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.