Rutherford, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rutherford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—91°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain25%0.94″90°72°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—87°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—86°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy10%—88°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy18%—92°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast46%—93°77°+1°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 28 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:45 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rutherford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 38369
16-Day Forecast — Rutherford
- Sat91°69°22%
- Sun90°72°25%
- Mon87°70°20%
- Tue86°67°12%
- Wed88°65°10%
- Thu92°68°18%
- Fri93°77°46%
- Sat79°73°46%
- Sun80°64°23%
- Mon80°60°16%
- Tue82°62°7%
- Wed85°63°18%
- Thu85°67°33%
- Fri88°69°42%
- Sat79°70°29%
- Sun78°69°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Rutherford
SPC has placed Rutherford 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 Rutherford
- 38369