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Dickson, Tennessee Weather

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

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

Dickson, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:16 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
101°
Humidity
57%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Sunset
3:10 PM
Dickson, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDickson, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 90°
Dickson, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    90°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    91°72°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    85°69°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    40%
    81°65°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    27%
    85°64°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    29%
    91°66°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    93°71°+2°
Dickson, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · backing 156°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 267SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Dickson, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.0
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.0
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.3985.2986.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Dickson, TN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~66 @ 11 PM

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 76 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 76 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
9.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 76

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Dickson, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.1mi
UNLIMITED
66 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 · Dickson, 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 · Dickson, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dickson, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dickson, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dickson, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
3:10 PM
Civil dusk
8:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dickson, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:39 PM
Moonset
10:00 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dickson, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dickson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 37055

16-Day Forecast — Dickson

  1. Sat90°66°7%
  2. Sun91°72°26%
  3. Mon85°69°49%
  4. Tue81°65°40%
  5. Wed85°64°27%
  6. Thu91°66°29%
  7. Fri93°71°53%
  8. Sat79°69°41%
  9. Sun78°60°32%
  10. Mon78°57°12%
  11. Tue80°58°13%
  12. Wed84°61°21%
  13. Thu84°66°14%
  14. Fri89°68°17%
  15. Sat76°69°29%
  16. Sun79°66°39%

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 — Dickson

SPC includes Dickson 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 Dickson

  • 37055
  • 37056

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.