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

56°F

13°C

Humidity	72%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.97 in (1014.1 mb)
Dewpoint	47°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 2:53 am EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Briceville TN

Overnight
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 78 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 58 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 81 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 56 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 64 °F
Chance
Showers then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 65 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.