Tellico Plains, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tellico Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers21%0.13″96°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle24%0.02″96°74°0°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm67%0.05″92°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm39%—85°69°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail32%—89°69°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm47%—84°70°-5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm61%—90°71°+6°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 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 66 now. With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 3.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tellico Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37385
16-Day Forecast — Tellico Plains
- Sat96°70°21%
- Sun96°74°24%
- Mon92°71°67%
- Tue85°69°39%
- Wed89°69°32%
- Thu84°70°47%
- Fri90°71°61%
- Sat84°70°60%
- Sun83°69°49%
- Mon83°63°19%
- Tue86°60°16%
- Wed81°65°26%
- Thu90°65°32%
- Fri83°71°29%
- Sat75°71°24%
- Sun84°70°35%
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 — Tellico Plains
SPC includes Tellico Plains in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Tellico Plains
- 37385