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 5Light Drizzle37%0.01″89°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—89°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm54%—86°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—93°69°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle15%—91°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%—84°68°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm56%0.12″88°69°+4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 88
- UV peak
- 5.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 88
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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: 11°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
- Sun89°71°37%
- Mon89°70°28%
- Tue86°69°54%
- Wed93°69°25%
- Thu91°68°15%
- Fri84°68°51%
- Sat88°69°56%
- Sun89°67°43%
- Mon95°69°17%
- Tue82°61°9%
- Wed85°59°10%
- Thu91°63°32%
- Fri93°67°40%
- Sat93°68°39%
- Sun92°68°42%
- Mon90°67°43%
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 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 Oak Ridge
- 37830
- 37831