Tusculum, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tusculum weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast32%—86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Showers38%0.42″90°71°+4°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers76%—86°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers51%—84°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle13%—84°64°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—86°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle61%—89°68°+3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 33 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tusculum at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Tusculum
- Sat86°70°32%
- Sun90°71°38%
- Mon86°69°76%
- Tue84°67°51%
- Wed84°64°13%
- Thu86°65°22%
- Fri89°68°61%
- Sat78°66°68%
- Sun72°62°52%
- Mon79°58°33%
- Tue83°59°18%
- Wed87°65°59%
- Thu83°65°57%
- Fri87°67°72%
- Sat84°68°81%
- Sun83°67°84%
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 — Tusculum
SPC has placed Tusculum 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 Tusculum
- 37616
- 37745