Cookeville, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cookeville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy14%—88°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers27%0.11″89°71°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm53%—84°69°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle15%—81°64°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—85°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—88°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm53%—84°70°-4°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 36 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 83 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 83
- UV peak
- 3.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 83
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:31 PM
- Moonset
- 9:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cookeville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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
- Sat88°68°14%
- Sun89°71°27%
- Mon84°69°53%
- Tue81°64°15%
- Wed85°63°13%
- Thu88°63°26%
- Fri84°70°53%
- Sat82°69°55%
- Sun75°59°37%
- Mon77°54°22%
- Tue78°57°14%
- Wed82°60°32%
- Thu82°66°44%
- Fri85°67°59%
- Sat80°67°57%
- Sun79°68°62%
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 — Cookeville
SPC has placed Cookeville 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 Cookeville
- 38503
- 38501
- 38506
- 38505
- 38502