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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

Rocky Top, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 9:17 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
82%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Sunset
4:57 PM
Rocky Top, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRocky Top, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 72°H 90°
Rocky Top, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    34%
    90°72°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    72%
    89°70°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    36%
    89°69°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    91°66°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    24%
    94°68°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    0.01″
    92°69°-2°
Rocky Top, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
045° · backing 63°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
avg 3 · pk 13 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2911SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rocky Top, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.1982.3982.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rocky Top, TN
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
+21 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rocky Top, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.3mi
UNLIMITED
57 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
01:17 UTC · Rocky Top, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
01:17 UTC · Rocky Top, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rocky Top, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rocky Top, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rocky Top, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:55 AM
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
4:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rocky Top, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 PM
Moonset
11:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rocky Top, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rocky Top at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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

  1. Sat87°70°25%
  2. Sun90°72°34%
  3. Mon89°70°72%
  4. Tue89°69°36%
  5. Wed91°66°14%
  6. Thu94°68°24%
  7. Fri92°69°54%
  8. Sat82°70°59%
  9. Sun78°69°36%
  10. Mon85°65°17%
  11. Tue83°66°14%
  12. Wed90°67°32%
  13. Thu75°68°33%
  14. Fri88°66°55%
  15. Sat88°70°52%
  16. Sun95°71°60%

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 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 Rocky Top

  • 37769
  • 37714

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.