Big Sandy, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Sandy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy18%—91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—89°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—87°71°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—86°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—89°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—93°70°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—88°74°-5°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Big Sandy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38221
16-Day Forecast — Big Sandy
- Sat91°70°18%
- Sun89°72°25%
- Mon87°71°25%
- Tue86°68°10%
- Wed89°66°11%
- Thu93°70°14%
- Fri88°74°47%
- Sat89°71°47%
- Sun75°67°27%
- Mon88°62°15%
- Tue89°67°10%
- Wed91°70°9%
- Thu88°68°23%
- Fri87°70°33%
- Sat92°73°39%
- Sun93°72°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Big Sandy
SPC includes Big Sandy in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Big Sandy
- 38221