Dresden, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dresden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain24%0.29″91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast31%—91°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—87°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—86°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear13%—88°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—92°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast46%—88°77°-4°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.6 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dresden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38225
16-Day Forecast — Dresden
- Sat91°70°24%
- Sun91°73°31%
- Mon87°70°25%
- Tue86°68°11%
- Wed88°68°13%
- Thu92°71°18%
- Fri88°77°46%
- Sat87°72°46%
- Sun75°67°25%
- Mon85°62°20%
- Tue88°67°7%
- Wed90°71°18%
- Thu87°68°29%
- Fri90°72°39%
- Sat91°73°39%
- Sun92°74°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 has placed Dresden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Dresden
- 38225