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Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Pigeon Forge, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 8:12 PM
90
°
Overcast
Feels like
95°
Humidity
49%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Pigeon Forge, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPigeon Forge, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 74°H 95°
Pigeon Forge, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.01″
    91°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    28%
    2.0″
    95°73°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    79%
    0.29″
    91°70°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    47%
    89°68°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    88°67°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    92°68°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    0.46″
    91°69°-1°
Pigeon Forge, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
290° · veering 65°
Direction
WNW
290°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 3 · pk 16 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1310SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pigeon Forge, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.3
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.3
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.3979.3979.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pigeon Forge, TN
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+14 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Pigeon Forge, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.7mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
00:12 UTC · Pigeon Forge, 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
00:12 UTC · Pigeon Forge, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pigeon Forge, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pigeon Forge, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pigeon Forge, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:54 AM
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pigeon Forge, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 PM
Moonset
11:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pigeon Forge, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pigeon Forge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 37863

16-Day Forecast — Pigeon Forge

  1. Sat91°72°18%
  2. Sun95°73°28%
  3. Mon91°70°79%
  4. Tue89°68°47%
  5. Wed88°67°13%
  6. Thu92°68°19%
  7. Fri91°69°57%
  8. Sat82°69°63%
  9. Sun77°66°47%
  10. Mon83°65°30%
  11. Tue87°66°19%
  12. Wed88°70°48%
  13. Thu78°69°45%
  14. Fri89°67°58%
  15. Sat89°69°57%
  16. Sun94°69°58%

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 — Pigeon Forge

SPC has placed Pigeon Forge 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 Pigeon Forge

  • 37863
  • 37862
  • 37868

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.