Cookeville, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cookeville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain49%0.18″86°70°—
- MondayJul 6Rain26%0.20″86°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers47%0.24″85°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm23%—87°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers15%—84°68°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers58%0.05″86°68°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail62%0.04″79°67°-7°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 76. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 76. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cookeville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 38501, 38503, 38505, 38506
16-Day Forecast — Cookeville
- Sun86°70°49%
- Mon86°68°26%
- Tue85°69°47%
- Wed87°68°23%
- Thu84°68°15%
- Fri86°68°58%
- Sat79°67°62%
- Sun85°67°37%
- Mon87°66°15%
- Tue73°55°10%
- Wed77°57°12%
- Thu82°61°35%
- Fri85°68°40%
- Sat86°68°42%
- Sun86°66°44%
- Mon84°65°43%
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 — Cookeville
SPC has placed Cookeville 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 Cookeville
- 38503
- 38501
- 38506
- 38505
- 38502