Lakesite, Tennessee Weather
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Lakesite weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain25%0.24″94°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle68%—90°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers26%—92°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—95°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—96°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle55%—90°70°-6°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lakesite at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lakesite
- Sat93°70°9%
- Sun94°73°25%
- Mon90°71°68%
- Tue92°70°26%
- Wed95°68°15%
- Thu96°69°18%
- Fri90°70°55%
- Sat86°70°51%
- Sun73°67°36%
- Mon85°66°15%
- Tue90°66°17%
- Wed94°68°23%
- Thu77°68°43%
- Fri92°67°33%
- Sat87°71°48%
- Sun95°72°50%
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 — Lakesite
SPC has placed Lakesite 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 Lakesite
- 37343
- 37379