Weather in Cottontown, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottontown, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:56 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
62%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Cottontown, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
61°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
74°
8p
73°
9p
72°
10p
70°
11p
Cottontown, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—90°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers42%86°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers62%78°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle52%67°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle57%80°65°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle59%72°66°
Cottontown, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cottontown, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · veering 8°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Cottontown, TN
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cottontown, 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 10m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cottontown, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cottontown, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cottontown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 26 (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.