Newport, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain31%0.21″92°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast39%—92°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle51%—85°70°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle28%—91°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle17%—91°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%—89°68°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle62%—84°71°-5°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 7.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 76
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Newport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37821
16-Day Forecast — Newport
- Sun92°73°31%
- Mon92°72°39%
- Tue85°70°51%
- Wed91°68°28%
- Thu91°70°17%
- Fri89°68°44%
- Sat84°71°62%
- Sun90°68°48%
- Mon94°69°23%
- Tue78°61°16%
- Wed82°58°15%
- Thu89°62°39%
- Fri93°66°39%
- Sat94°68°52%
- Sun87°66°58%
- Mon89°66°61%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Newport
SPC has placed Newport in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Newport
- 37821
- 37822