La Follette, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Follette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain33%0.88″85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle35%0.02″89°70°+4°
- MondayJul 6Light Rain69%0.09″90°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle26%—85°66°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—87°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—91°64°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast54%—91°68°0°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 51 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 3.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
La Follette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37766
16-Day Forecast — La Follette
- Sat85°69°33%
- Sun89°70°35%
- Mon90°69°69%
- Tue85°66°26%
- Wed87°63°13%
- Thu91°64°25%
- Fri91°68°54%
- Sat79°69°58%
- Sun77°65°36%
- Mon80°56°16%
- Tue84°57°13%
- Wed86°61°16%
- Thu83°65°36%
- Fri85°67°59%
- Sat86°67°44%
- Sun83°65°60%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 — La Follette
SPC has placed La Follette in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 La Follette
- 37766