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

Bristol / Johnson / Kingsport, Tri-City Regional Airport (KTRI)

Lat: 36.48°NLon: 82.4°WElev: 1519ft.

Partly Cloudy

85°F

29°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed SW 12 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1011.1 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 22 Aug 5:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Watauga TN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am.  Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.  New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Calm wind.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Watauga TN
 36.38°N 82.31°W (Elev. 1696 ft)
2:26 pm EDT Aug 22, 2026
6pm EDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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