Sparta, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sparta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——89°69°—
- SundayJul 5Rain28%0.13″90°73°+1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail53%—84°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle18%—85°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—86°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—90°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm57%—90°71°0°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 45 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 71 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:31 PM
- Moonset
- 9:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sparta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38583
16-Day Forecast — Sparta
- Sat89°69°9%
- Sun90°73°28%
- Mon84°70°53%
- Tue85°66°18%
- Wed86°64°11%
- Thu90°65°25%
- Fri90°71°57%
- Sat83°70°55%
- Sun79°59°37%
- Mon79°54°19%
- Tue84°57°16%
- Wed87°62°32%
- Thu82°68°44%
- Fri89°67°59%
- Sat83°69°57%
- Sun79°68°62%
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 — Sparta
SPC has placed Sparta 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 Sparta
- 38583