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 >

Current conditions at

Athens McMinn County Airport (KMMI)

Lat: 35.4°NLon: 84.56°WElev: 874ft.

Fair with Haze

79°F

26°C

Humidity	51%
Wind Speed	SW 12 mph
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	59°F (15°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Heat Index	80°F (27°C)
Last update	22 Mar 12:15 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Athens TN

This Afternoon
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 58 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 70 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Monday Night
Low: 43 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 68 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 70 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 81 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.