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Kingsport, Tennessee Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Kingsport, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 5:16 PM
88
°
Overcast
Feels like
96°
Humidity
55%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
4:52 PM
Kingsport, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKingsport, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 94°
Kingsport, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    11%
    89°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    0.02″
    94°71°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    69%
    89°70°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    48%
    88°67°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    89°63°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    90°62°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    91°64°+1°
Kingsport, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
320° · backing 157°
Direction
NW
320°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 157° from the nw.
Kingsport, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.4
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.4
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973977
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.6973.6973.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Kingsport, TN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 61

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kingsport, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.7mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
21:16 UTC · Kingsport, 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
21:16 UTC · Kingsport, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kingsport, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kingsport, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kingsport, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
4:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kingsport, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kingsport, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kingsport at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 37660, 37663, 37664, 37665

16-Day Forecast — Kingsport

  1. Sat89°72°11%
  2. Sun94°71°28%
  3. Mon89°70°69%
  4. Tue88°67°48%
  5. Wed89°63°14%
  6. Thu90°62°22%
  7. Fri91°64°56%
  8. Sat81°67°64%
  9. Sun75°63°45%
  10. Mon82°57°26%
  11. Tue85°57°18%
  12. Wed90°63°40%
  13. Thu87°66°48%
  14. Fri88°67°69%
  15. Sat87°68°65%
  16. Sun88°67°72%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Kingsport

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 — Kingsport

SPC has placed Kingsport 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. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Kingsport

  • 37665
  • 37664
  • 37663
  • 37660
  • 37662
  • 37669

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.