Sweetwater, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sweetwater weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle41%0.04″91°71°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle39%0.06″89°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle47%—88°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle23%—90°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle15%—90°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle43%—88°69°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle59%0.01″86°69°-2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 85 — 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 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 7.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 85
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sweetwater at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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: 37874
16-Day Forecast — Sweetwater
- Sun91°71°41%
- Mon89°70°39%
- Tue88°70°47%
- Wed90°69°23%
- Thu90°69°15%
- Fri88°69°43%
- Sat86°69°59%
- Sun89°68°41%
- Mon93°70°18%
- Tue81°60°11%
- Wed84°58°11%
- Thu89°62°31%
- Fri93°67°39%
- Sat92°68°48%
- Sun93°67°37%
- Mon89°66°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Sweetwater
SPC has placed Sweetwater in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Sweetwater
- 37874