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Germantown, Tennessee Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Germantown, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 8:12 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
85%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Germantown, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGermantown, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 75°H 90°
Germantown, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.03″
    93°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    21%
    90°75°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    35%
    90°73°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    90°71°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    95°70°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    97°74°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    95°78°-2°
Germantown, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
145° · veering 47°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
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 5 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 47° from the se.
Germantown, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.8
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.8
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.21001.11001.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Germantown, TN
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
+36 in 6h

AQI 77 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 36 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~80%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Germantown, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.0mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
01:12 UTC · Germantown, 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
01:12 UTC · Germantown, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Germantown, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Germantown, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Germantown, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Germantown, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Germantown, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Germantown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 38138, 38139

16-Day Forecast — Germantown

  1. Sat93°75°41%
  2. Sun90°76°21%
  3. Mon90°73°35%
  4. Tue90°71°13%
  5. Wed95°70°7%
  6. Thu97°74°17%
  7. Fri95°78°29%
  8. Sat94°74°30%
  9. Sun73°67°24%
  10. Mon84°65°11%
  11. Tue88°70°11%
  12. Wed91°73°13%
  13. Thu96°74°24%
  14. Fri96°77°26%
  15. Sat96°76°23%
  16. Sun96°77°24%

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 — Germantown

SPC has placed Germantown 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 Germantown

  • 38138
  • 38139
  • 38183

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.