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Butler, Tennessee Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Butler, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 5:53 PM
86
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
54%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Sunset
4:49 PM
Butler, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastButler, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 66°H 89°
Butler, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    29%
    87°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    34%
    0.10″
    89°66°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    76%
    87°66°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    46%
    84°66°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    0.01″
    83°62°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    28%
    86°62°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    88°64°+2°
Butler, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · veering 111°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 3
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 3 · pk 29 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Butler, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.6
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 27.92 inHg
Now
945.6
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945949
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW948.6944.8946.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Butler, TN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
3.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Butler, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
33%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
69.9mi
UNLIMITED
105 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
21:53 UTC · Butler, 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
21:53 UTC · Butler, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Butler, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Butler, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Butler, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
4:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Butler, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Butler, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Butler at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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: 37640

16-Day Forecast — Butler

  1. Sat87°66°29%
  2. Sun89°66°34%
  3. Mon87°66°76%
  4. Tue84°66°46%
  5. Wed83°62°16%
  6. Thu86°62°28%
  7. Fri88°64°53%
  8. Sat81°65°72%
  9. Sun69°61°53%
  10. Mon78°56°30%
  11. Tue82°59°20%
  12. Wed86°63°49%
  13. Thu83°66°58%
  14. Fri86°65°74%
  15. Sat84°66°78%
  16. Sun87°64°75%

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 — Butler

SPC has placed Butler 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 Butler

  • 37640

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.