Forest Hills, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle33%—85°71°—
- MondayJul 6Showers25%0.20″84°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle26%—89°72°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle18%—90°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle15%—93°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast46%—91°74°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm52%0.02″83°68°-8°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 2.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Forest Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Forest Hills
- Sun84°71°33%
- Mon84°70°25%
- Tue89°72°26%
- Wed90°70°18%
- Thu93°71°15%
- Fri91°74°46%
- Sat83°68°52%
- Sun90°68°26%
- Mon92°71°12%
- Tue78°63°11%
- Wed83°61°8%
- Thu85°65°23%
- Fri88°71°42%
- Sat93°71°39%
- Sun89°70°35%
- Mon90°69°35%
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 — Forest Hills
SPC has placed Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills
- 37027
- 37215