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Weather in Fowlkes, Tennessee

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fowlkes, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
80%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Fowlkes, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
L 53°H 85°
Fowlkes, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    20%
    83°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    87°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    53%
    89°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    73°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    46%
    71°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    38%
    80°66°
Fowlkes, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
143° · backing 21°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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 10 · pk 28 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 21° from the se.
Fowlkes, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Fowlkes, TN
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fowlkes, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fowlkes, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 AM
Moonset
1:22 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fowlkes, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fowlkes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Fowlkes

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.