Ducktown, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ducktown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle20%—85°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—91°68°+6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm74%0.34″88°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle44%—86°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear19%—87°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy24%—89°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm61%0.17″87°66°-2°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ducktown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37326
16-Day Forecast — Ducktown
- Sat85°71°20%
- Sun91°68°20%
- Mon88°68°74%
- Tue86°66°44%
- Wed87°64°19%
- Thu89°63°24%
- Fri87°66°61%
- Sat78°67°58%
- Sun69°64°41%
- Mon78°63°22%
- Tue86°61°22%
- Wed87°65°43%
- Thu81°66°43%
- Fri85°66°55%
- Sat77°66°65%
- Sun89°66°67%
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 — Ducktown
SPC has placed Ducktown in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Ducktown
- 37317
- 37326