Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Aug 12:53 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

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  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.

    Low: 68 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 67. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 91 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 92.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94.
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