Rutledge, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rutledge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—90°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—93°74°+3°
- MondayJul 6Showers47%—89°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle29%—87°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—87°65°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast46%—90°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle60%—89°67°-1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
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 40 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rutledge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37861
16-Day Forecast — Rutledge
- Sat90°74°23%
- Sun93°74°26%
- Mon89°69°47%
- Tue87°68°29%
- Wed87°65°18%
- Thu90°65°46%
- Fri89°67°60%
- Sat76°68°56%
- Sun77°63°39%
- Mon80°58°18%
- Tue82°58°15%
- Wed87°63°22%
- Thu85°66°29%
- Fri85°68°32%
- Sat87°69°39%
- Sun82°68°54%
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 — Rutledge
SPC has placed Rutledge 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 Rutledge
- 37861