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Cross Plains, Tennessee Weather

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

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

Cross Plains, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 6:05 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
45%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
3:08 PM
Cross Plains, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCross Plains, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 91°
Cross Plains, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    92°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.02″
    90°73°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    31%
    1.9″
    85°68°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    81°66°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    84°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    91°66°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    94°73°+3°
Cross Plains, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · veering 56°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 3
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 3 · pk 16 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 196SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cross Plains, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.1
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.1
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.1986.1986.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cross Plains, TN
Air quality
111
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+69 in 6h

AQI 111 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 69 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
12.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 71

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Cross Plains, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
86.4mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
23:05 UTC · Cross Plains, 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
23:05 UTC · Cross Plains, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cross Plains, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cross Plains, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cross Plains, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
3:08 PM
Civil dusk
8:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cross Plains, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:37 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cross Plains, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cross Plains at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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: 37049

16-Day Forecast — Cross Plains

  1. Sat92°67°9%
  2. Sun90°73°22%
  3. Mon85°68°31%
  4. Tue81°66°12%
  5. Wed84°64°11%
  6. Thu91°66°19%
  7. Fri94°73°52%
  8. Sat81°70°50%
  9. Sun78°61°30%
  10. Mon78°57°14%
  11. Tue80°59°11%
  12. Wed85°61°32%
  13. Thu82°66°39%
  14. Fri88°68°45%
  15. Sat76°69°52%
  16. Sun79°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 — Cross Plains

SPC includes Cross Plains 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 Cross Plains

  • 37049

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.