Kahite, Tennessee Weather
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Kahite weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 10:21 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Light Showers later20%0.91″94°70°—
- TuesdaySep 22Light Drizzle40%0.01″86°71°-8°
- WednesdaySep 23Showers64%—83°65°-3°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Showers48%—76°62°-7°
- FridaySep 25Overcast10%—79°62°+3°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——80°57°+1°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——80°61°0°
Air quality now AQI 52 · Moderate
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 77 over the next 6 hours. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:57 PM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Kahite at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 82°F (high 94°F, low 70°F), 14°F above the 68°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 13 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 23 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Kahite
- Mon94°70°20%
- Tue86°71°40%
- Wed83°65°64%
- Thu76°62°48%
- Fri79°62°10%
- Sat80°57°2%
- Sun80°61°3%
- Mon81°62°7%
- Tue84°60°13%
- Wed85°61°27%
- Thu85°63°16%
- Fri86°60°29%
- Sat87°64°19%
- Sun71°64°19%
- Mon67°52°35%
- Tue68°44°33%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 24) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Kahite
SPC has placed Kahite in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Kahite
Kahite sits in Monroe County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 34m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 45m — a swing of +4h 49m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Nashville, the state’s largest city, lies about 149 miles to the WNW. The nearest town Kahite tracks is Knoxville, roughly 32 miles to the NNE.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Kahite, July runs warmest near 78°F and January coldest around 39°F, while July is the wettest month (5.3 inches) and October the driest (3.1 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 4.6″ | 9 |
| February | 43° | 4.9″ | 10 |
| March | 51° | 4.9″ | 9 |
| April | 59° | 4.8″ | 9 |
| May | 68° | 4.9″ | 10 |
| June | 75° | 4.5″ | 10 |
| July | 78° | 5.3″ | 12 |
| August | 77° | 4.1″ | 10 |
| September | 71° | 4.1″ | 7 |
| October | 59° | 3.1″ | 6 |
| November | 48° | 4.8″ | 8 |
| December | 42° | 5.2″ | 10 |
Regional context
Similar climates Vonore, TN, Greenback, TN, Madisonville, TN
Kahite swings from 39°F in January to 78°F in July (39°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Kahite runs about 55.2 inches on roughly 108 measurable days.
Kahite's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: July peaks at 5.3 inches on 11.6 wet days, while October holds 3.1 inches over 6.3 — no season dominates Kahite's rain calendar. That lines Kahite up with places like Vonore, TN, Greenback, TN and Madisonville, TN, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Once Kahite passes April 13, freezes fade and Kahite's beds take peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Heat-demanding starts go out a fortnight on in Kahite, after the soil warms and cold snaps clear. The season ends by October 24 in Kahite, once hard frosts set back in. That date is a median: Kahite freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Vonore, TN, Greenback, TN, Madisonville, TN, Tellico Village, TN, Philadelphia, TN.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Kahite?
- In Kahite, expect the last spring frost near April 13; Kahite's first autumn frost comes around October 24.
- What is the rainy season in Kahite?
- Kahite sees its heaviest rain in July (around 5.3 inches), part of roughly 55 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Kahite?
- The warmest stretch in Kahite comes in July, around 78°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Kahite?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Kahite, about 39°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Kahite?
- Time tomatoes in Kahite for two weeks after April 13; peas and greens start at Kahite's frost line.
- How many rainy days does Kahite get?
- Kahite records around 108 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Kahite?
- Kahite sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 39°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Kahite?
- Kahite's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Kahite?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Kahite in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Kahite?
- Current conditions for Kahite and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Kahite forecast updated?
- The Kahite forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Kahite?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Kahite are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Kahite?
- The next few days in Kahite's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Kahite sits at 35.6°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Kahite
- 37885