Rocky Top, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rocky Top weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle35%0.03″86°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast35%—88°72°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail65%—82°70°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast39%—91°69°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—91°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers51%—88°69°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle55%—84°70°-4°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 5.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rocky Top at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37769
16-Day Forecast — Rocky Top
- Sun89°71°35%
- Mon88°71°35%
- Tue82°70°65%
- Wed91°69°39%
- Thu91°69°19%
- Fri88°69°51%
- Sat84°70°55%
- Sun90°68°39%
- Mon94°70°15%
- Tue79°61°10%
- Wed84°59°10%
- Thu89°62°35%
- Fri92°66°39%
- Sat94°68°45%
- Sun89°68°42%
- Mon90°66°48%
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 — Rocky Top
SPC has placed Rocky Top 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 Rocky Top
- 37769
- 37714