Weather in Ridgetop, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgetop, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
66%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Ridgetop, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
Ridgetop, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—88°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle46%86°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers59%77°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle49%71°60°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle56%79°64°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle59%74°66°
Ridgetop, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ridgetop, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
168° · veering 21°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ridgetop, TN
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ridgetop, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ridgetop, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 1:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ridgetop, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ridgetop at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.