Gates, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gates weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle17%0.02″92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—89°73°-3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm48%—88°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast27%—86°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—90°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—94°70°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%—94°77°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.
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 78 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 54
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38037
16-Day Forecast — Gates
- Sat92°70°17%
- Sun89°72°20%
- Mon88°72°48%
- Tue86°68°27%
- Wed90°66°16%
- Thu94°70°18%
- Fri94°77°39%
- Sat80°71°39%
- Sun79°65°24%
- Mon79°61°9%
- Tue82°63°10%
- Wed84°64°17%
- Thu82°68°29%
- Fri87°69°39%
- Sat81°70°26%
- Sun76°69°26%
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 — Gates
SPC has placed Gates 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 Gates
- 38037