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Weather in Lenox, Tennessee

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lenox, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
62%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Lenox, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
85°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
77°
10p
77°
11p
L 57°H 85°
Lenox, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    87°67°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    89°71°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    60%
    90°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    60%
    73°66°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    38%
    70°64°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    42%
    81°66°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    44%
    82°68°
Lenox, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · backing 12°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 12 · pk 26 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 12° from the s.
Lenox, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lenox, TN
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
4.5 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lenox, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lenox, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lenox, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lenox at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Lenox

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.