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Weather in Midtown, Tennessee

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

Midtown, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
62
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
81%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Midtown, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
46°
8a
50°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
71°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
L 42°H 75°
Midtown, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°59°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    86°64°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    66%
    86°62°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    61%
    78°66°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    77°65°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    61%
    77°65°
Midtown, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
045° · veering 69°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 16 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Midtown, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Midtown, TN
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
14.2 μg/m³
PM 10
15.1 μg/m³
NO₂
7.5 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Midtown, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Midtown, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Midtown, 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 →

Midtown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (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 Midtown

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.