Weather in Lafayette, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lafayette, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
58%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
Lafayette, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
45°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
Lafayette, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°66°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers33%83°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers79%79°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle71%77°59°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle51%77°63°
Lafayette, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lafayette, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · backing 18°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
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
Lafayette, TN
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lafayette, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
7:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lafayette, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lafayette, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lafayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°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.