Memphis, Tennessee Weather
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Memphis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 9:19 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast11%—93°73°—
- TuesdaySep 22Clear——87°72°-6°
- WednesdaySep 23Partly Cloudy——88°66°+1°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——87°64°-1°
- FridaySep 25Overcast——91°69°+4°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——93°71°+2°
- SundaySep 27Light Showers—0.05″78°69°-15°
Air quality now AQI 37 · Good
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 84 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:19 PM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Memphis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 83°F (high 93°F, low 73°F), 9°F above the 74°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: March 16 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 6 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots; harvest peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Memphis
- Mon93°73°11%
- Tue87°72°5%
- Wed88°66°0%
- Thu87°64°0%
- Fri91°69°0%
- Sat93°71°2%
- Sun78°69°7%
- Mon82°67°12%
- Tue85°70°36%
- Wed88°72°35%
- Thu93°72°13%
- Fri92°73°9%
- Sat86°73°14%
- Sun73°65°13%
- Mon70°55°27%
- Tue73°52°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Memphis
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Memphis — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Late season
As of September 21, the first frost (around November 16) is about 8 weeks away. Frost-tender plants keep producing until then. This city's planting calendar for September: plant beans, squash, fall brassicas, and carrots; harvest peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Memphis
SPC includes Memphis in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Memphis
Memphis sits in Shelby County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 31m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 47m — a swing of +4h 44m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Nashville, the state’s largest city, lies about 193 miles to the ENE. The nearest town Memphis tracks is Clarksville, roughly 178 miles to the NE.
Air quality in Memphis
Air quality in Memphis’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2022 (median AQI 46). See the full air-quality history for Memphis.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, summer squash |
| June | beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Memphis, July runs warmest near 83°F and January coldest around 42°F, while April is the wettest month (5.9 inches) and September the driest (3.0 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 4.1″ | 6 |
| February | 46° | 4.5″ | 7 |
| March | 54° | 5.7″ | 8 |
| April | 63° | 5.9″ | 7 |
| May | 72° | 5.3″ | 7 |
| June | 80° | 4.0″ | 6 |
| July | 83° | 4.8″ | 6 |
| August | 82° | 3.4″ | 5 |
| September | 76° | 3.0″ | 4 |
| October | 65° | 4.0″ | 5 |
| November | 53° | 4.7″ | 6 |
| December | 45° | 5.5″ | 7 |
Regional context
Similar climates Germantown, TN, Bartlett, TN, Collierville, TN
By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Memphis sees 42°F Januarys and 83°F Julys, a 41°F range, plus around 54.9 inches of precipitation across 74 days.
Memphis's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: April peaks at 5.9 inches on 7.2 wet days, while September holds 3.0 inches over 4.1 — no season dominates Memphis's rain calendar. That even rhythm groups Memphis with places like Germantown, TN, Bartlett, TN and Collierville, TN.
Memphis's growing window opens around March 16, once Memphis's overnight lows stop freezing — sow peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Hold Memphis's tender crops — tomatoes, peppers, basil — until 10-14 days past Memphis's last frost. It shuts near November 16, when freezes return to Memphis and tender plants need cover. Sheltered Memphis yards can escape a light frost.
Similar climates: Germantown, TN, Bartlett, TN, Collierville, TN, Millington, TN, Lakeland, TN.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Memphis?
- Frost typically leaves Memphis by March 16 and returns to Memphis near November 16.
- What is the rainy season in Memphis?
- Memphis sees its heaviest rain in April (around 5.9 inches), part of roughly 55 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Memphis?
- Memphis peaks in July, when the mean runs near 83°F.
- What is the coldest month in Memphis?
- January is Memphis's coldest month, averaging about 42°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Memphis?
- In Memphis, sow peas and hardy greens around March 16; Memphis's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- How many rainy days does Memphis get?
- Memphis averages about 74 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
- What hardiness zone is Memphis?
- Since January in Memphis averages 42°F, Memphis's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Memphis?
- Memphis's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Memphis?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Memphis in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Memphis?
- Current conditions for Memphis and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Memphis forecast updated?
- The Memphis forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Memphis?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Memphis are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Memphis?
- The next few days in Memphis's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Memphis sits at 35.1°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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