Whitlock, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Whitlock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——90°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain24%0.10″86°70°-4°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers37%1.2″86°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast42%—84°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—87°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy24%—90°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy48%—93°75°+3°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 76 around 1 PM.
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 58 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 76 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 9.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 76
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Whitlock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Whitlock
- Sat90°69°8%
- Sun86°70°24%
- Mon86°70°37%
- Tue84°66°42%
- Wed87°64°25%
- Thu90°67°24%
- Fri93°75°48%
- Sat82°71°40%
- Sun79°63°25%
- Mon80°58°13%
- Tue82°61°11%
- Wed86°61°13%
- Thu84°66°13%
- Fri88°68°11%
- Sat77°68°29%
- Sun76°67°23%
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 — Whitlock
SPC includes Whitlock 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 Whitlock
- 38242