Jackson, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jackson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers23%0.06″94°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle50%0.03″90°70°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle50%—84°71°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm25%—87°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy30%—89°70°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—92°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—90°74°-2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Jackson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 38301, 38305
16-Day Forecast — Jackson
- Sat95°69°23%
- Sun90°70°50%
- Mon84°71°50%
- Tue87°71°25%
- Wed89°70°30%
- Thu92°73°18%
- Fri90°74°36%
- Sat92°71°32%
- Sun87°69°21%
- Mon79°61°7%
- Tue78°61°6%
- Wed84°63°11%
- Thu75°67°13%
- Fri81°69°6%
- Sat88°70°24%
- Sun89°73°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Jackson
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 — Jackson
SPC includes Jackson in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Jackson
- 38305
- 38301
- 38303
- 38314