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South Carthage, Tennessee Weather

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

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

South Carthage, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 4:11 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
42%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Sunset
3:04 PM
South Carthage, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Carthage, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 74°H 93°
South Carthage, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    0.02″
    93°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    28%
    0.22″
    93°72°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    40%
    89°69°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    83°65°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    87°65°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    23%
    93°64°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    95°71°+2°
South Carthage, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · veering 54°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
South Carthage, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.0
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.32 inHg
Now
993.0
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.1993.0993.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
South Carthage, TN
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
+39 in 6hPeak ~88 @ 11 PM

AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 39 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 96 — 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.

PM 2.5Moderate
12.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
135μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 96
UV peak
3.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 96

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) 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
South Carthage, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
93.4mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
21:11 UTC · South Carthage, 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
21:11 UTC · South Carthage, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Carthage, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Carthage, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Carthage, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
3:04 PM
Civil dusk
8:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South Carthage, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:33 PM
Moonset
9:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Carthage, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Carthage at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°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.

16-Day Forecast — South Carthage

  1. Sat92°69°16%
  2. Sun93°72°28%
  3. Mon89°69°40%
  4. Tue83°65°18%
  5. Wed87°65°14%
  6. Thu93°64°23%
  7. Fri95°71°51%
  8. Sat81°70°51%
  9. Sun80°59°29%
  10. Mon80°55°20%
  11. Tue84°58°14%
  12. Wed88°60°29%
  13. Thu86°67°45%
  14. Fri91°68°48%
  15. Sat85°69°48%
  16. Sun86°69°49%

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 — South Carthage

SPC has placed South Carthage 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 South Carthage

  • 37030

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.