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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
Sunday, July 5 at 4:24 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
70%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
Pigeon Forge, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPigeon Forge, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 73°H 90°
Pigeon Forge, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    29%
    0.06″
    93°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    39%
    91°73°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    49%
    89°71°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    27%
    92°70°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    17%
    91°70°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    40%
    90°69°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    88°71°-2°
Pigeon Forge, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
126° · steady
Direction
SE
126°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 10 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the se.
Pigeon Forge, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.6
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.90 inHg
Now
978.6
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979981
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.2978.8978.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pigeon Forge, TN
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+10 in 6hPeak ~54 @ 11 PM

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 55 — 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
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
2.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
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
50.6mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
20:24 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
20:24 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 · Sunday, July 5
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 30m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pigeon Forge, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% 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: 7°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. Sun95°73°29%
  2. Mon91°73°39%
  3. Tue89°71°49%
  4. Wed92°70°27%
  5. Thu91°70°17%
  6. Fri90°69°40%
  7. Sat88°71°63%
  8. Sun89°69°46%
  9. Mon94°71°26%
  10. Tue80°62°15%
  11. Wed82°59°16%
  12. Thu88°63°35%
  13. Fri93°68°39%
  14. Sat91°70°42%
  15. Sun85°68°55%
  16. Mon87°67°52%

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 today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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.