Taft, Tennessee Weather
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Taft weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy14%—91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle23%0.03″89°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail61%—86°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle42%—84°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast40%—86°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%—89°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle59%—89°71°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 around 1 PM.
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 90 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 90
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 10:35 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Taft at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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: 38488
16-Day Forecast — Taft
- Sat92°70°14%
- Sun89°74°23%
- Mon86°71°61%
- Tue84°68°42%
- Wed86°66°40%
- Thu89°67°39%
- Fri89°71°59%
- Sat82°69°49%
- Sun79°62°34%
- Mon78°57°18%
- Tue80°59°14%
- Wed84°62°39%
- Thu78°68°45%
- Fri85°68°68%
- Sat78°70°56%
- Sun83°69°57%
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 — Taft
SPC has placed Taft 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 Taft
- 38488