Weather in Sewanee, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sewanee, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
59%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Sewanee, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
70°
6p
67°
7p
63°
8p
62°
9p
61°
10p
61°
11p
Sewanee, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—82°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—81°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle13%82°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers69%80°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers62%75°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle64%76°61°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle63%74°62°
Sewanee, TN
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Sewanee, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
146° · steady
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sewanee, TN
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sewanee, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sewanee, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 1:06 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sewanee, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sewanee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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
Peak growing season
As of May 17, 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.