Ripley, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ripley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—92°71°—
- SundayJul 5Showers30%0.14″89°74°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—87°71°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——91°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy17%—94°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%—88°78°-6°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ripley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38063
16-Day Forecast — Ripley
- Sat92°71°20%
- Sun89°74°30%
- Mon87°71°19%
- Tue88°70°6%
- Wed91°69°7%
- Thu94°73°17%
- Fri88°78°44%
- Sat89°69°44%
- Sun73°67°27%
- Mon83°64°9%
- Tue87°69°9%
- Wed90°72°12%
- Thu92°73°17%
- Fri92°74°18%
- Sat92°76°23%
- Sun93°74°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Ripley
SPC has placed Ripley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Ripley
- 38063