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South Pittsburg, Tennessee Weather

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

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

South Pittsburg, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 12:26 PM
86
°
Overcast
Feels like
96°
Humidity
57%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
3:00 PM
South Pittsburg, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Pittsburg, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 90°
South Pittsburg, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    10%
    90°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    36%
    0.18″
    91°73°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    87°70°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    52%
    88°69°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    44%
    88°68°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    85°69°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    91°69°+6°
South Pittsburg, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 122°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
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 3 · pk 13 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 161SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
South Pittsburg, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.6977.8980.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
South Pittsburg, TN
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~70 @ 11 PM

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 75. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
11.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
122μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 75. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 75
UV peak
8.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
South Pittsburg, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.1mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
17:26 UTC · South Pittsburg, 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
17:26 UTC · South Pittsburg, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Pittsburg, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Pittsburg, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Pittsburg, 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
12:33 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
3:00 PM
Civil dusk
8:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South Pittsburg, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:31 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Pittsburg, 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 Pittsburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 37380

16-Day Forecast — South Pittsburg

  1. Sat90°70°10%
  2. Sun91°73°36%
  3. Mon87°70°64%
  4. Tue88°69°52%
  5. Wed88°68°44%
  6. Thu85°69°41%
  7. Fri91°69°62%
  8. Sat79°70°57%
  9. Sun86°69°34%
  10. Mon81°60°17%
  11. Tue82°57°19%
  12. Wed76°62°35%
  13. Thu86°62°35%
  14. Fri79°69°23%
  15. Sat81°69°29%
  16. Sun80°70°52%

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 Pittsburg

SPC includes South Pittsburg in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Pittsburg

  • 37380

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.