McKenzie, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McKenzie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—89°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—87°69°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast38%—85°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—88°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy27%—90°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy44%—93°76°+3°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 6.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McKenzie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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: 38201
16-Day Forecast — McKenzie
- Sat91°70°8%
- Sun89°73°19%
- Mon87°69°38%
- Tue85°66°38%
- Wed88°64°18%
- Thu90°67°27%
- Fri93°76°44%
- Sat80°72°37%
- Sun80°63°26%
- Mon80°58°13%
- Tue83°61°10%
- Wed85°62°19%
- Thu83°67°36%
- Fri88°68°42%
- Sat78°70°39%
- Sun75°68°35%
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 — McKenzie
SPC includes McKenzie in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 McKenzie
- 38201