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Cowan, Tennessee Weather

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

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

Cowan, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 4:54 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
52%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:02 PM
Cowan, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCowan, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 74°H 90°
Cowan, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    11%
    90°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    24%
    0.31″
    90°73°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    66%
    84°71°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    20%
    84°68°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    86°65°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    24%
    88°65°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    87°70°-1°
Cowan, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · veering 89°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 2
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 2 · pk 13 @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 83SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cowan, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.8
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.8
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.2981.2981.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cowan, TN
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6hPeak ~72 @ 11 PM

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
11.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
3.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 73

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Cowan, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.6mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
21:54 UTC · Cowan, 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
21:54 UTC · Cowan, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cowan, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cowan, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cowan, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
3:02 PM
Civil dusk
8:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cowan, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cowan, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cowan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 37318

16-Day Forecast — Cowan

  1. Sat90°71°11%
  2. Sun90°73°24%
  3. Mon84°71°66%
  4. Tue84°68°20%
  5. Wed86°65°15%
  6. Thu88°65°24%
  7. Fri87°70°60%
  8. Sat80°68°57%
  9. Sun77°60°36%
  10. Mon78°55°16%
  11. Tue81°58°20%
  12. Wed84°62°40%
  13. Thu79°67°39%
  14. Fri86°68°71%
  15. Sat81°70°65%
  16. Sun82°69°58%

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 — Cowan

SPC has placed Cowan 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 Cowan

  • 37318

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.