Prospect, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prospect weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——93°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—93°75°0°
- MondayJul 6Showers57%—88°72°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast40%—84°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—87°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm31%—89°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm55%—86°72°-3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 88. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 88. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 88
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 52
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:36 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prospect at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38477
16-Day Forecast — Prospect
- Sat93°72°9%
- Sun93°75°25%
- Mon88°72°57%
- Tue84°69°40%
- Wed87°67°35%
- Thu89°68°31%
- Fri86°72°55%
- Sat83°71°41%
- Sun81°65°36%
- Mon79°59°15%
- Tue81°60°15%
- Wed84°63°26%
- Thu80°68°24%
- Fri87°69°19%
- Sat81°71°26%
- Sun84°69°45%
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 — Prospect
SPC has placed Prospect 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 Prospect
- 38477