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Walden, Tennessee Weather

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

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

Walden, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:53 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:32 AM
Sunset
4:59 PM
Walden, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWalden, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 86°
Walden, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    86°73°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    79%
    0.02″
    78°68°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    32%
    87°66°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    90°63°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    13%
    90°64°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    83°66°-7°
Walden, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · backing 73°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Walden, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.95 inHg
Now
946.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945950
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW949.9945.0945.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Walden, TN
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Walden, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.0mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
03:53 UTC · Walden, 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
03:53 UTC · Walden, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Walden, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Walden, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Walden, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:03 AM
Sunrise
2:32 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
4:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Walden, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 PM
Moonset
11:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Walden, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Walden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Walden

  1. Sat86°69°11%
  2. Sun86°73°26%
  3. Mon78°68°79%
  4. Tue87°66°32%
  5. Wed90°63°15%
  6. Thu90°64°13%
  7. Fri83°66°56%
  8. Sat82°66°53%
  9. Sun68°63°33%
  10. Mon79°62°18%
  11. Tue86°62°14%
  12. Wed88°63°18%
  13. Thu74°64°49%
  14. Fri86°63°39%
  15. Sat82°67°48%
  16. Sun89°68°48%

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 — Walden

SPC has placed Walden 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 Walden

  • 37377

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.