Altamont, Tennessee Weather
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Altamont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers11%0.06″84°66°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle27%0.02″85°69°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers59%0.03″85°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast21%—83°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—83°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy24%—86°64°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle58%—85°68°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:31 PM
- Moonset
- 9:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Altamont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37301
16-Day Forecast — Altamont
- Sat84°66°11%
- Sun85°69°27%
- Mon85°67°59%
- Tue83°65°21%
- Wed83°61°18%
- Thu86°64°24%
- Fri85°68°58%
- Sat75°66°54%
- Sun79°57°34%
- Mon75°52°16%
- Tue79°55°20%
- Wed83°61°43%
- Thu78°65°52%
- Fri84°65°62%
- Sat80°67°55%
- Sun76°66°58%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Altamont
SPC has placed Altamont in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Altamont
- 37301
- 37305