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Middleton, Tennessee Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Middleton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Middleton, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 6:21 PM
77
°
Drizzle
Feels like
78°
Humidity
79%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
12:46 AM
Sunset
3:13 PM
Middleton, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMiddleton, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 74°H 91°
Middleton, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    42%
    0.09″
    94°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    21%
    91°74°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    91°72°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    10%
    88°68°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    92°66°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    94°69°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    27%
    98°75°+4°
Middleton, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
274° · backing 162°
Direction
W
274°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 4
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 4 · pk 36 @ 6:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 367SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Middleton, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.8999.31000.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Middleton, TN
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
+40 in 6h

AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 40 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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.

PM 2.5Moderate
12.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

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
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 68

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Middleton, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
77 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:21 UTC · Middleton, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:21 UTC · Middleton, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Middleton, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Middleton, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Middleton, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
12:46 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
3:13 PM
Civil dusk
8:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Middleton, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Middleton, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Middleton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38052

16-Day Forecast — Middleton

  1. Sat94°70°42%
  2. Sun91°74°21%
  3. Mon91°72°38%
  4. Tue88°68°10%
  5. Wed92°66°10%
  6. Thu94°69°15%
  7. Fri98°75°27%
  8. Sat83°73°41%
  9. Sun84°63°26%
  10. Mon83°59°13%
  11. Tue86°61°11%
  12. Wed89°64°28%
  13. Thu83°68°36%
  14. Fri92°70°55%
  15. Sat87°70°36%
  16. Sun79°68°32%

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 — Middleton

SPC has placed Middleton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Middleton

  • 38052

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.