Cottontown, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottontown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——93°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—92°74°-1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain30%0.63″86°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle13%—82°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—85°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—91°65°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast54%—94°72°+3°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 41 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 108 — 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 108 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 108
- UV peak
- 3.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 108
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:36 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cottontown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37048
16-Day Forecast — Cottontown
- Sat93°68°7%
- Sun92°74°26%
- Mon86°69°30%
- Tue82°66°13%
- Wed85°64°10%
- Thu91°65°18%
- Fri94°72°54%
- Sat82°71°49%
- Sun79°62°30%
- Mon79°57°16%
- Tue81°59°10%
- Wed86°61°32%
- Thu84°67°39%
- Fri89°68°45%
- Sat81°69°52%
- Sun81°69°47%
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 — Cottontown
SPC includes Cottontown 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 Cottontown
- 37066
- 37048