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Union City, Tennessee Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Union City, TN
Sunday, July 5 at 3:26 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
62%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Union City, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastUnion City, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 71°H 89°
Union City, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    36%
    89°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    14%
    0.14″
    86°71°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    44%
    86°71°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    88°71°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    90°72°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    38%
    93°77°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    93°77°
Union City, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 157°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 5
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 26
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Union City, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.6
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.55 inHg
Now
1000.6
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.71000.51000.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Union City, TN
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
4.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Union City, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.3mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
20:26 UTC · Union City, 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
20:26 UTC · Union City, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Union City, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Union City, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Union City, TN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
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.
Union City, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
11:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Union City, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Union City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38261

16-Day Forecast — Union City

  1. Sun90°71°36%
  2. Mon86°71°14%
  3. Tue86°71°44%
  4. Wed88°71°9%
  5. Thu90°72°9%
  6. Fri93°77°38%
  7. Sat93°77°42%
  8. Sun90°72°26%
  9. Mon91°68°9%
  10. Tue80°63°6%
  11. Wed81°60°10%
  12. Thu86°63°23%
  13. Fri86°68°31%
  14. Sat89°70°37%
  15. Sun89°68°32%
  16. Mon89°69°33%

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 — Union City

SPC includes Union City 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 Union City

  • 38261
  • 38281

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.