Fincastle, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fincastle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain40%1.2″85°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain38%0.22″89°72°+4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle69%—91°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle27%—86°67°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—88°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—92°64°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast55%—92°67°0°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fincastle 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 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Fincastle
- Sat85°70°40%
- Sun89°72°38%
- Mon91°70°69%
- Tue86°67°27%
- Wed88°64°11%
- Thu92°64°24%
- Fri92°67°55%
- Sat79°68°58%
- Sun78°66°36%
- Mon81°56°16%
- Tue85°57°13%
- Wed87°61°16%
- Thu86°66°36%
- Fri84°68°59%
- Sat88°68°44%
- Sun83°67°60%
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 — Fincastle
SPC has placed Fincastle 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 Fincastle
- 37766