Lenox, Tennessee Weather
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Lenox weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—93°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle22%0.04″87°73°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle41%—88°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast27%—86°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—90°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy16%—95°70°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast42%—94°78°-1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 76 around 1 PM.
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 78 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 76 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 76
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lenox at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38047
16-Day Forecast — Lenox
- Sat93°71°17%
- Sun87°72°22%
- Mon88°72°41%
- Tue86°69°27%
- Wed90°66°14%
- Thu95°70°16%
- Fri94°78°42%
- Sat80°71°42%
- Sun81°65°21%
- Mon81°61°8%
- Tue84°63°8%
- Wed85°64°17%
- Thu86°66°29%
- Fri88°70°39%
- Sat83°69°26%
- Sun79°70°26%
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 — Lenox
SPC has placed Lenox 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 Lenox
- 38024
- 38047