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Pelham, Tennessee Weather

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

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

Pelham, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:19 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
63%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
3:02 PM
Pelham, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPelham, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 87°
Pelham, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    13%
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    87°72°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    85°71°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    47%
    82°67°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    43%
    83°64°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    44%
    87°65°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    65%
    86°70°-1°
Pelham, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · veering 139°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 19 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 254SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pelham, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.3
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.3
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.4972.7973.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pelham, TN
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~72 @ 11 PM

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 96 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 96 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
9.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 96

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pelham, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.0mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
18:19 UTC · Pelham, 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
18:19 UTC · Pelham, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pelham, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pelham, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pelham, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
3:02 PM
Civil dusk
8:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pelham, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pelham, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pelham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 37366

16-Day Forecast — Pelham

  1. Sat87°70°13%
  2. Sun87°72°23%
  3. Mon85°71°65%
  4. Tue82°67°47%
  5. Wed83°64°43%
  6. Thu87°65°44%
  7. Fri86°70°65%
  8. Sat80°67°62%
  9. Sun78°60°40%
  10. Mon76°55°15%
  11. Tue79°58°19%
  12. Wed83°63°26%
  13. Thu78°67°32%
  14. Fri84°67°23%
  15. Sat81°69°36%
  16. Sun80°68°48%

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 — Pelham

SPC has placed Pelham 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 Pelham

  • 37366

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.