Orlinda, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orlinda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain28%0.11″89°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast45%—84°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm28%—81°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy23%—85°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—92°71°+7°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm54%—91°74°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm53%0.53″89°70°-2°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 46 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.97 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 11:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Orlinda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37141
15-Day Forecast — Orlinda
- Sun89°70°28%
- Mon84°71°45%
- Tue81°67°28%
- Wed85°67°23%
- Thu92°71°14%
- Fri91°74°54%
- Sat89°70°53%
- Sun80°69°21%
- Mon83°67°10%
- Tue83°65°5%
- Wed89°69°12%
- Thu79°68°16%
- Fri86°69°29%
- Sat86°69°33%
- Sun88°70°23%
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 — Orlinda
SPC includes Orlinda in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Orlinda
- 37049
- 37148
- 37141