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 4Foggy14%—90°66°—
- SundayJul 5Rain23%0.11″89°72°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast32%—84°69°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle12%—81°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—85°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—91°70°+6°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm52%—81°73°-10°
AQI 90 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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: 5°F above 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
16-Day Forecast — Orlinda
- Sat90°66°14%
- Sun89°72°23%
- Mon84°69°32%
- Tue81°67°12%
- Wed85°66°11%
- Thu91°70°20%
- Fri81°73°52%
- Sat83°70°50%
- Sun76°66°30%
- Mon83°61°14%
- Tue86°67°11%
- Wed88°69°19%
- Thu79°67°23%
- Fri83°68°33%
- Sat92°72°36%
- Sun92°73°36%
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