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Puryear, Tennessee Weather

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

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

Puryear, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 6:21 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:14 PM
Puryear, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPuryear, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 72°H 88°
Puryear, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    92°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    88°72°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    29%
    85°69°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    84°66°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    13%
    87°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    90°67°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    47%
    92°76°+2°
Puryear, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · veering 27°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 203SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the s.
Puryear, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.8
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.8
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.1992.5992.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Puryear, TN
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
+11 in 6h

AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
0.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Puryear, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
84%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.6mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
23:21 UTC · Puryear, 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
23:21 UTC · Puryear, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Puryear, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Puryear, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Puryear, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
3:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Puryear, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:43 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Puryear, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Puryear at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38251

16-Day Forecast — Puryear

  1. Sat92°69°20%
  2. Sun88°72°28%
  3. Mon85°69°29%
  4. Tue84°66°13%
  5. Wed87°64°13%
  6. Thu90°67°15%
  7. Fri92°76°47%
  8. Sat82°71°47%
  9. Sun79°62°26%
  10. Mon80°58°16%
  11. Tue81°61°9%
  12. Wed85°61°18%
  13. Thu85°66°29%
  14. Fri88°68°39%
  15. Sat76°68°39%
  16. Sun76°67°39%

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 — Puryear

SPC includes Puryear 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 Puryear

  • 38251

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.