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Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paris weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Paris, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 5:56 PM
81
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
80°
Humidity
61%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:14 PM
Paris, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastParis, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 73°H 89°
Paris, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.02″
    90°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    29%
    89°73°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    22%
    87°70°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    85°66°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    88°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    90°67°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    46%
    94°76°+4°
Paris, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · veering 176°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 4
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 28 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Paris, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.1
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.47 inHg
Now
998.1
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-5.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981004
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.7997.8997.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Paris, TN
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
11.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Paris, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
91%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.7mi
UNLIMITED
61 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
22:56 UTC · Paris, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:56 UTC · Paris, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Paris, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Paris, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Paris, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
3:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Paris, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:43 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Paris, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paris at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38242

16-Day Forecast — Paris

  1. Sat90°69°17%
  2. Sun89°73°29%
  3. Mon87°70°22%
  4. Tue85°66°13%
  5. Wed88°64°10%
  6. Thu90°67°15%
  7. Fri94°76°46%
  8. Sat80°72°46%
  9. Sun80°63°26%
  10. Mon81°58°16%
  11. Tue83°61°9%
  12. Wed87°62°18%
  13. Thu84°67°29%
  14. Fri89°68°39%
  15. Sat80°70°39%
  16. Sun76°68°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Paris

SPC includes Paris 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 Paris

  • 38242

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.