Oak Ridge, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle24%0.03″94°72°+4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm65%0.29″92°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers38%—91°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—90°66°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—93°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers56%0.20″94°68°+1°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 36 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 48 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oak Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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: 37830
16-Day Forecast — Oak Ridge
- Sat90°70°17%
- Sun94°72°24%
- Mon92°70°65%
- Tue91°68°38%
- Wed90°66°13%
- Thu93°66°21%
- Fri94°68°56%
- Sat79°69°60%
- Sun76°67°35%
- Mon86°65°18%
- Tue87°66°14%
- Wed90°67°29%
- Thu79°68°45%
- Fri89°65°56%
- Sat85°70°48%
- Sun95°69°59%
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 — Oak Ridge
SPC has placed Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge
- 37830
- 37831