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 4Light Drizzle25%—87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast34%—90°72°+3°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail72%—89°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers36%—89°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear14%—91°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—94°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle54%0.01″92°69°-2°
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.
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
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: 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
- Sat87°70°25%
- Sun90°72°34%
- Mon89°70°72%
- Tue89°69°36%
- Wed91°66°14%
- Thu94°68°24%
- Fri92°69°54%
- Sat82°70°59%
- Sun78°69°36%
- Mon85°65°17%
- Tue83°66°14%
- Wed90°67°32%
- Thu75°68°33%
- Fri88°66°55%
- Sat88°70°52%
- 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