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Troy, Tennessee Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Troy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Troy, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 2:42 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
101°
Humidity
50%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Troy, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTroy, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 93°
Troy, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    12%
    93°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    0.02″
    87°72°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    86°71°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    28%
    85°67°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    15%
    88°65°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    92°69°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    42%
    92°78°
Troy, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
232° · veering 7°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 40 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 229SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Troy, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.1
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.62 inHg
Now
1003.1
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.91002.81003.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Troy, TN
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~53 @ 11 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 73 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
11.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 73 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 73

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Troy, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.5mi
UNLIMITED
76 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:42 UTC · Troy, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:42 UTC · Troy, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Troy, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Troy, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Troy, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Troy, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Troy, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Troy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38260

16-Day Forecast — Troy

  1. Sat93°70°12%
  2. Sun87°71°26%
  3. Mon86°71°41%
  4. Tue85°67°28%
  5. Wed88°65°15%
  6. Thu92°69°17%
  7. Fri92°78°42%
  8. Sat80°72°42%
  9. Sun80°64°16%
  10. Mon80°60°11%
  11. Tue81°62°9%
  12. Wed84°63°19%
  13. Thu85°66°29%
  14. Fri88°69°32%
  15. Sat79°69°32%
  16. Sun81°69°39%

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 — Troy

SPC has placed Troy 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 Troy

  • 38260

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.