Weather in Nixon, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nixon, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
68%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Nixon, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
52°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
Nixon, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—85°67°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°64°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—89°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle33%89°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers69%85°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers59%81°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle62%80°66°
Nixon, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Nixon, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 19°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Nixon, TN
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Nixon, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nixon, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 1:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Nixon, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Nixon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.