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Weather in Piperton, Tennessee

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Piperton, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
56%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Piperton, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
58°
6a
61°
7a
65°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
76°
11p
L 57°H 83°
Piperton, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°66°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    17%
    88°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    44%
    87°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    68%
    82°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    55%
    78°66°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    81°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    82°66°
Piperton, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 30°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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 8 · pk 23 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the sse.
Piperton, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Piperton, TN
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Piperton, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Piperton, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Piperton, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Piperton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Piperton

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.