Cottage Grove, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottage Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers18%0.13″90°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast36%—90°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—86°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—84°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—87°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy17%—90°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast48%—92°77°+2°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 63 — 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 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 3.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 63
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cottage Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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
- Sat90°69°18%
- Sun90°73°36%
- Mon86°69°23%
- Tue84°66°13%
- Wed87°64°12%
- Thu90°67°17%
- Fri92°77°48%
- Sat81°71°46%
- Sun79°63°26%
- Mon80°58°18%
- Tue82°61°8%
- Wed85°61°18%
- Thu83°67°29%
- Fri87°68°39%
- Sat77°68°39%
- Sun75°67°39%
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 — 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