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Darden, Tennessee Weather

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

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

Darden, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 4:58 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
52%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
3:12 PM
Darden, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDarden, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 73°H 92°
Darden, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    12%
    0.02″
    92°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    91°73°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    87°71°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    86°67°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    87°65°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    90°68°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    96°73°+6°
Darden, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · veering 79°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Darden, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.5
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.5
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.1999.7999.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Darden, TN
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~65 @ 11 PM

AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 73 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

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

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 73

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Darden, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.6mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
21:58 UTC · Darden, 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
21:58 UTC · Darden, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Darden, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Darden, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Darden, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
3:12 PM
Civil dusk
8:43 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Darden, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Darden, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Darden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38328

16-Day Forecast — Darden

  1. Sat92°68°12%
  2. Sun91°73°28%
  3. Mon87°71°24%
  4. Tue86°67°9%
  5. Wed87°65°8%
  6. Thu90°68°17%
  7. Fri96°73°40%
  8. Sat79°72°46%
  9. Sun79°63°28%
  10. Mon82°59°14%
  11. Tue84°60°12%
  12. Wed86°63°26%
  13. Thu84°67°32%
  14. Fri91°69°55%
  15. Sat81°70°30%
  16. Sun77°68°32%

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 — Darden

SPC includes Darden 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 Darden

  • 38351
  • 38328

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.