Weather in Taft, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taft, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Taft, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
Taft, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—89°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—88°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle14%84°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers66%81°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle66%82°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle68%82°64°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle65%81°65°
Taft, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Taft, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 10°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Taft, TN
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Taft, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
1:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Taft, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:08 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Taft, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Taft at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, 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.