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Sewanee, Tennessee Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sewanee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sewanee, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
63%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:01 PM
Sewanee, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSewanee, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 71°H 85°
Sewanee, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    10%
    0.02″
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    33%
    0.04″
    85°70°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    66%
    82°67°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    21%
    82°65°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    82°61°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    26%
    86°62°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    60%
    85°67°-1°
Sewanee, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
213° · backing 14°
Direction
SSW
213°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
avg 5 · pk 21 @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sewanee, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
947.5
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.98 inHg
Now
947.5
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948952
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW952.1947.9947.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sewanee, TN
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
+19 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 56

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Sewanee, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.3mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
22:31 UTC · Sewanee, 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
22:31 UTC · Sewanee, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sewanee, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sewanee, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sewanee, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
3:01 PM
Civil dusk
8:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sewanee, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sewanee, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sewanee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 37375, 37383

16-Day Forecast — Sewanee

  1. Sat84°68°10%
  2. Sun85°70°33%
  3. Mon82°67°66%
  4. Tue82°65°21%
  5. Wed82°61°17%
  6. Thu86°62°26%
  7. Fri85°67°60%
  8. Sat76°65°57%
  9. Sun74°58°35%
  10. Mon75°52°17%
  11. Tue79°55°20%
  12. Wed82°60°40%
  13. Thu76°64°39%
  14. Fri85°65°71%
  15. Sat79°66°65%
  16. Sun77°65°58%

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 — Sewanee

SPC has placed Sewanee 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 Sewanee

  • 37375
  • 37383

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.