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Hillsboro, Tennessee Weather

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

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

Hillsboro, TN
Sunday, July 5 at 1:45 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
93%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:02 PM
Hillsboro, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHillsboro, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 70°H 86°
Hillsboro, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    27%
    0.18″
    86°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    73%
    0.04″
    82°69°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    86°68°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    85°65°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    15%
    89°69°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    87°71°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.01″
    89°69°+2°
Hillsboro, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
027° · veering 74°
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
7
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 7 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 302SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hillsboro, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.2
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.2
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.5976.8976.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hillsboro, TN
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-22 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hillsboro, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
06:45 UTC · Hillsboro, 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
06:45 UTC · Hillsboro, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hillsboro, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hillsboro, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hillsboro, TN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
3:02 PM
Civil dusk
8:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hillsboro, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hillsboro, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hillsboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 37342

15-Day Forecast — Hillsboro

  1. Sun86°70°27%
  2. Mon82°69°73%
  3. Tue86°68°26%
  4. Wed85°65°20%
  5. Thu89°69°15%
  6. Fri87°71°64%
  7. Sat89°69°55%
  8. Sun83°68°34%
  9. Mon86°66°17%
  10. Tue84°65°9%
  11. Wed86°65°24%
  12. Thu75°67°40%
  13. Fri79°67°42%
  14. Sat83°67°47%
  15. Sun85°68°65%

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 — Hillsboro

SPC has placed Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro

  • 37342

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.