La Follette, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Follette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast31%—88°69°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle79%—81°70°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm41%—85°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers30%—85°65°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle24%—88°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast64%—90°68°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle56%0.06″91°68°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
La Follette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- 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
15-Day Forecast — La Follette
- Sun88°69°31%
- Mon81°70°79%
- Tue85°68°41%
- Wed85°65°30%
- Thu88°65°24%
- Fri90°68°64%
- Sat91°68°56%
- Sun81°67°31%
- Mon86°63°15%
- Tue87°61°13%
- Wed89°63°22%
- Thu70°66°45%
- Fri78°65°32%
- Sat89°65°46%
- Sun87°66°59%
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 — La Follette
SPC has placed La Follette 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 La Follette
- 37766