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Weather in Mercer, Tennessee

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

Mercer, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
65%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Mercer, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
11p
55°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
74°
9p
74°
10p
L 53°H 83°
Mercer, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    83°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    15%
    87°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    42%
    88°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    63%
    80°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    59%
    76°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    57%
    80°66°
Mercer, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 16°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 24 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 16° from the sse.
Mercer, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mercer, TN
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mercer, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mercer, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
1:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mercer, 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 →

Mercer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (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

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Mercer

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.