Cottage Grove, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottage Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain45%1.8″89°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—83°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm40%—86°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers11%—86°70°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle10%—89°70°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast40%—91°74°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle44%—88°71°-3°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 — 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 1.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cottage Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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: 38224
16-Day Forecast — Cottage Grove
- Sun89°69°45%
- Mon83°69°19%
- Tue86°70°40%
- Wed86°70°11%
- Thu89°70°10%
- Fri91°74°40%
- Sat88°71°44%
- Sun88°72°28%
- Mon89°68°11%
- Tue78°61°8%
- Wed81°59°7%
- Thu86°62°26%
- Fri87°67°32%
- Sat89°70°35%
- Sun87°67°40%
- Mon87°68°42%
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 — Cottage Grove
SPC includes Cottage Grove in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Cottage Grove
- 38224