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Plainview, Tennessee Weather

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

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

Plainview, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:16 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
70%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
Plainview, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlainview, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 74°H 88°
Plainview, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    28%
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    91°74°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    58%
    89°68°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    86°67°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    18%
    89°67°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    89°69°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    0.01″
    87°69°-2°
Plainview, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 78°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 11:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 121SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Plainview, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.8
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.87 inHg
Now
977.8
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.0977.0977.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Plainview, TN
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~59 @ 11 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 38

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Plainview, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.3mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
17:16 UTC · Plainview, 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
17:16 UTC · Plainview, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Plainview, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Plainview, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Plainview, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:53 AM
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Plainview, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Plainview, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Plainview at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Plainview

  1. Sat88°71°28%
  2. Sun91°74°24%
  3. Mon89°68°58%
  4. Tue86°67°35%
  5. Wed89°67°18%
  6. Thu89°69°47%
  7. Fri87°69°61%
  8. Sat82°69°57%
  9. Sun81°68°39%
  10. Mon74°60°18%
  11. Tue82°57°15%
  12. Wed83°63°26%
  13. Thu88°63°32%
  14. Fri85°69°30%
  15. Sat72°70°35%
  16. Sun88°68°46%

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 — Plainview

SPC includes Plainview 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 Plainview

  • 37779
  • 37721

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.