Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Athens McMinn County Airport (KMMI)

Lat: 35.4° N Lon: 84.56° W Elev: 874 ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.21 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 31 Aug 9:35 am EDT
Detailed forecast for

East Polk

Today
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. Light winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. Light winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds.
Wednesday
Sunny. Highs in the 80s to mid 90s. Light winds.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows around 70.
Thursday
Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
Friday
Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
Saturday
Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Sunday
Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.



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706 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
 
 

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