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Bulls Gap, Tennessee Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bulls Gap weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bulls Gap, TN
Sunday, July 5 at 3:17 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
101°
Humidity
54%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
Bulls Gap, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBulls Gap, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 89°
Bulls Gap, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    89°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    35%
    0.75″
    89°71°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    42%
    84°69°-5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    22%
    88°68°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    15%
    0.18″
    87°67°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    84°66°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    64%
    84°70°
Bulls Gap, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 90°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 2
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 2 · pk 13 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 254SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bulls Gap, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.5
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.75 inHg
Now
973.5
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973976
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.7973.4973.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bulls Gap, TN
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+8 in 6hPeak ~79 @ 11 PM

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
128μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 85
UV peak
4.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 85

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bulls Gap, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.4mi
UNLIMITED
73 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:17 UTC · Bulls Gap, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:17 UTC · Bulls Gap, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bulls Gap, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bulls Gap, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bulls Gap, TN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bulls Gap, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bulls Gap, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bulls Gap at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 37711

16-Day Forecast — Bulls Gap

  1. Sun89°71°27%
  2. Mon89°71°35%
  3. Tue84°69°42%
  4. Wed88°68°22%
  5. Thu87°67°15%
  6. Fri84°66°53%
  7. Sat84°70°64%
  8. Sun86°68°42%
  9. Mon89°68°18%
  10. Tue77°59°12%
  11. Wed81°55°13%
  12. Thu87°59°31%
  13. Fri90°62°42%
  14. Sat92°65°48%
  15. Sun87°65°42%
  16. Mon86°64°46%

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 — Bulls Gap

SPC has placed Bulls Gap in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Bulls Gap

  • 37711

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.