Unicoi, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Unicoi weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle46%0.04″87°68°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain44%0.09″83°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm54%—81°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle30%—84°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle21%—84°65°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm49%—82°64°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle69%—79°68°-3°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 5.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Unicoi at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.
ZIP code: 37692
16-Day Forecast — Unicoi
- Sun87°68°46%
- Mon83°71°44%
- Tue81°68°54%
- Wed84°66°30%
- Thu84°65°21%
- Fri82°64°49%
- Sat79°68°69%
- Sun85°66°45%
- Mon87°66°27%
- Tue74°57°15%
- Wed78°54°15%
- Thu85°58°42%
- Fri90°62°48%
- Sat91°63°56%
- Sun79°63°58%
- Mon82°61°74%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Unicoi
SPC has placed Unicoi 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 Unicoi
- 37692