Weather in Rutherford, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rutherford, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
66%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:55 PM
Rutherford, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
76°
9p
Rutherford, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm21%83°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers19%89°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers59%87°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle59%73°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle44%73°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle49%80°66°
Rutherford, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rutherford, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
174° · steady
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Rutherford, TN
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rutherford, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
7:55 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rutherford, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:21 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rutherford, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rutherford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (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.