Bluff City, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bluff City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy15%—88°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast31%—92°70°+4°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers67%0.47″88°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm48%—84°65°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle16%—86°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—88°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail58%0.07″86°66°-2°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bluff City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37618
16-Day Forecast — Bluff City
- Sat88°68°15%
- Sun92°70°31%
- Mon88°68°67%
- Tue84°65°48%
- Wed86°66°16%
- Thu88°62°26%
- Fri86°66°58%
- Sat78°65°71%
- Sun75°66°49%
- Mon85°63°32%
- Tue86°62°21%
- Wed84°63°26%
- Thu78°64°38%
- Fri81°64°39%
- Sat83°67°53%
- Sun86°68°71%
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 — Bluff City
SPC has placed Bluff City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Bluff City
- 37618
- 37686