Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Union City, Tennessee Weather

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

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

Union City, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 4:55 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
50%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Union City, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastUnion City, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 92°
Union City, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    14%
    0.07″
    92°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    35%
    1.3″
    90°73°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    13%
    1.5″
    86°71°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    85°67°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    11%
    87°65°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    92°68°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    50%
    92°77°
Union City, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · backing 6°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 4
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 4 · pk 28 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the sw.
Union City, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.3
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.3
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.31001.81001.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Union City, TN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~53 @ 11 PM

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 61 — 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
10.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
2.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 61

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Union City, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
70.3mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
21:55 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
21:55 UTC · Union City, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Union City, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Union City, TN
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Union City, 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
12:43 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
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
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Union City, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Union City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°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. Sat92°70°14%
  2. Sun90°73°35%
  3. Mon86°71°13%
  4. Tue85°67°12%
  5. Wed87°65°11%
  6. Thu92°68°17%
  7. Fri92°77°50%
  8. Sat80°72°48%
  9. Sun80°64°23%
  10. Mon80°60°16%
  11. Tue81°62°6%
  12. Wed85°63°19%
  13. Thu85°66°29%
  14. Fri88°68°32%
  15. Sat78°69°32%
  16. Sun80°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 — Union City

SPC has placed Union City 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 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.