Athens, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Athens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—94°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—94°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle54%—87°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—90°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—89°65°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy39%—95°64°+6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle57%—92°70°-3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 6.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Athens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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: 37303
16-Day Forecast — Athens
- Sat94°69°16%
- Sun94°73°22%
- Mon87°69°54%
- Tue90°67°26%
- Wed89°65°23%
- Thu95°64°39%
- Fri92°70°57%
- Sat83°69°55%
- Sun81°63°38%
- Mon82°57°17%
- Tue83°58°15%
- Wed88°62°33%
- Thu87°67°33%
- Fri91°67°49%
- Sat85°67°52%
- Sun84°69°59%
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 — Athens
SPC has placed Athens 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 Athens
- 37303
- 37371