Riceville, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riceville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain22%2.3″96°71°+3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle65%—85°69°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—90°67°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—91°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy18%—96°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle56%—92°70°-4°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 83
- UV peak
- 3.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 83
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Riceville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37370
16-Day Forecast — Riceville
- Sat93°70°14%
- Sun96°71°22%
- Mon85°69°65%
- Tue90°67°26%
- Wed91°65°11%
- Thu96°64°18%
- Fri92°70°56%
- Sat83°69°57%
- Sun81°62°36%
- Mon83°57°17%
- Tue83°58°19%
- Wed89°62°33%
- Thu87°67°33%
- Fri91°67°49%
- Sat88°68°52%
- Sun84°68°59%
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 — Riceville
SPC has placed Riceville 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 Riceville
- 37370