Spencer, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spencer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy11%—88°67°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain26%0.98″87°70°-1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail54%—82°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle21%—82°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—84°61°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—88°62°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle59%—87°68°-1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
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
- 10:30 PM
- Moonset
- 9:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Spencer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38585
16-Day Forecast — Spencer
- Sat88°67°11%
- Sun87°70°26%
- Mon82°67°54%
- Tue82°63°21%
- Wed84°61°15%
- Thu88°62°25%
- Fri87°68°59%
- Sat82°67°55%
- Sun79°56°36%
- Mon77°51°14%
- Tue81°54°18%
- Wed85°59°43%
- Thu84°66°52%
- Fri86°65°62%
- Sat82°67°55%
- Sun76°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 — Spencer
SPC has placed Spencer 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 Spencer
- 38585