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Dresden, Tennessee Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Dresden, TN
Monday, July 6 at 2:09 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
62%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Sunset
3:15 PM
Dresden, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDresden, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 72°H 87°
Dresden, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    23%
    87°69°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    26%
    85°72°-2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    89°71°+4°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    18%
    90°68°+1°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    40%
    91°76°+1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    46%
    91°70°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    89°69°-2°
Dresden, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
285° · veering 55°
Direction
WNW
285°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4 mph
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 4 mph · pk 17 mph @ 6:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 104SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Dresden, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.5
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.5
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 996999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.6995.6997.5
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Dresden, TN
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+11 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Dresden, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.9mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
19:09 UTC · Dresden, 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
19:09 UTC · Dresden, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dresden, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dresden, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dresden, TN
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
3:15 PM
Civil dusk
8:46 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Dresden, TN
The moon
Last Quarter
60% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
12:12 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Dresden, TN
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dresden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 38225

16-Day Forecast — Dresden

  1. Mon87°69°23%
  2. Tue85°72°26%
  3. Wed89°71°48%
  4. Thu90°68°18%
  5. Fri91°76°40%
  6. Sat91°70°46%
  7. Sun89°69°34%
  8. Mon89°73°14%
  9. Tue93°72°6%
  10. Wed95°74°7%
  11. Thu84°69°9%
  12. Fri78°64°15%
  13. Sat78°62°23%
  14. Sun80°60°26%
  15. Mon84°62°33%
  16. Tue88°66°33%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Dresden

SPC includes Dresden 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 Dresden

  • 38225

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.