Bolivar, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bolivar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast33%—92°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—90°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm30%—90°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—89°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——94°68°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—96°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle30%—96°73°0°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.86 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 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bolivar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38008
16-Day Forecast — Bolivar
- Sat92°69°33%
- Sun90°73°25%
- Mon90°71°30%
- Tue89°69°10%
- Wed94°68°9%
- Thu96°71°16%
- Fri96°73°30%
- Sat93°71°38%
- Sun70°66°28%
- Mon86°64°12%
- Tue93°68°10%
- Wed91°72°19%
- Thu94°73°34%
- Fri97°75°45%
- Sat96°75°35%
- Sun97°76°32%
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 — Bolivar
SPC includes Bolivar 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 Bolivar
- 38008