Carthage, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carthage weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle16%0.01″94°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain28%0.22″92°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle40%—84°71°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm19%—86°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—89°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—95°67°+6°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm51%0.05″84°72°-11°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.6 µg/m³.
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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Carthage at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 37030
16-Day Forecast — Carthage
- Sat94°70°16%
- Sun92°74°28%
- Mon84°71°40%
- Tue86°67°19%
- Wed89°66°13%
- Thu95°67°23%
- Fri84°72°51%
- Sat86°70°51%
- Sun78°68°29%
- Mon86°62°20%
- Tue88°67°14%
- Wed89°68°23%
- Thu74°67°27%
- Fri82°67°33%
- Sat86°71°36%
- Sun94°72°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 — Carthage
SPC has placed Carthage in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Carthage
- 37030