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Weather in Watertown, Tennessee

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Watertown, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
61%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
Watertown, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
11p
49°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
67°
10p
L 45°H 80°
Watertown, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    90°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    27%
    85°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    78%
    82°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    65%
    77°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    80°65°
Watertown, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
154° · backing 9°
Direction
SSE
154°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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 8 · pk 30 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Watertown, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.8
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.8
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Watertown, TN
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.6 μg/m³
PM 10
6.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Watertown, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
7:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Watertown, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Watertown, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Watertown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Watertown

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.