Ridgetop, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgetop weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——92°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast24%—90°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain32%1.2″86°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle14%—81°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—84°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—92°66°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast53%—95°73°+3°
AQI 107 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 65 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 96
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 96
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:37 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ridgetop at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Ridgetop
- Sat92°67°8%
- Sun90°74°24%
- Mon86°67°32%
- Tue81°65°14%
- Wed84°63°10%
- Thu92°66°19%
- Fri95°73°53%
- Sat81°70°50%
- Sun79°60°30%
- Mon78°56°15%
- Tue81°58°12%
- Wed86°60°26%
- Thu85°65°43%
- Fri89°68°42%
- Sat78°69°48%
- Sun80°69°52%
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 — Ridgetop
SPC includes Ridgetop 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 Ridgetop
- 37072
- 37073
- 37152