Ooltewah, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ooltewah weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——93°69°—
- SundayJul 5Rain19%0.13″93°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers78%0.63″85°73°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm24%—93°70°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——95°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy12%—96°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle54%—92°69°-4°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ooltewah at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37363
16-Day Forecast — Ooltewah
- Sat93°69°7%
- Sun93°73°19%
- Mon85°73°78%
- Tue93°70°24%
- Wed95°68°9%
- Thu96°69°12%
- Fri92°69°54%
- Sat80°70°51%
- Sun74°66°31%
- Mon85°65°17%
- Tue90°66°13%
- Wed94°67°23%
- Thu76°68°43%
- Fri91°67°33%
- Sat89°71°48%
- Sun95°71°50%
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 — Ooltewah
SPC has placed Ooltewah 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 Ooltewah
- 37363