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Covington, Tennessee Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Covington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Covington, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:16 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
104°
Humidity
56%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Covington, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCovington, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 93°
Covington, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    15%
    93°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    23%
    3.5″
    88°72°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    88°72°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    26%
    86°69°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    90°67°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    93°71°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    37%
    94°78°+1°
Covington, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · backing 119°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 24 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 217SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 119° from the sw.
Covington, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.81005.41005.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Covington, TN
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+12 in 6hPeak ~71 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 105 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
13.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 105 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
9.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 105

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Covington, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
70.1mi
UNLIMITED
76 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:16 UTC · Covington, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:16 UTC · Covington, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Covington, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Covington, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Covington, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Covington, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Covington, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Covington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38019

16-Day Forecast — Covington

  1. Sat93°72°15%
  2. Sun88°72°23%
  3. Mon88°72°43%
  4. Tue86°69°26%
  5. Wed90°67°15%
  6. Thu93°71°18%
  7. Fri94°78°37%
  8. Sat83°73°37%
  9. Sun79°65°24%
  10. Mon79°62°8%
  11. Tue82°62°9%
  12. Wed84°65°10%
  13. Thu84°69°14%
  14. Fri88°71°10%
  15. Sat86°71°26%
  16. Sun74°69°29%

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 — Covington

SPC has placed Covington 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 Covington

  • 38019

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.