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Etowah, Tennessee Weather

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

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

Etowah, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 5:53 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
41%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
Etowah, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEtowah, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 96°
Etowah, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    13%
    0.06″
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    19%
    2.6″
    96°72°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    68%
    88°69°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    34%
    91°67°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    89°65°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    94°64°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    89°70°-5°
Etowah, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 31°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 · pk 14 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Etowah, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.0
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.0
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.7983.7983.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Etowah, TN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+12 in 6hPeak ~55 @ 11 PM

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Etowah, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
95.2mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
21:53 UTC · Etowah, 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
21:53 UTC · Etowah, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Etowah, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Etowah, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Etowah, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:59 AM
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Etowah, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Etowah, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Etowah at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 37331

16-Day Forecast — Etowah

  1. Sat93°71°13%
  2. Sun96°72°19%
  3. Mon88°69°68%
  4. Tue91°67°34%
  5. Wed89°65°12%
  6. Thu94°64°21%
  7. Fri89°70°57%
  8. Sat83°69°58%
  9. Sun79°63°44%
  10. Mon83°57°19%
  11. Tue84°59°20%
  12. Wed89°62°33%
  13. Thu88°67°33%
  14. Fri90°67°49%
  15. Sat83°68°52%
  16. Sun83°69°59%

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 — Etowah

SPC has placed Etowah 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 Etowah

  • 37331

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.