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Weather in Smithville, Tennessee

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

Smithville, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
60%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Smithville, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
L 43°H 79°
Smithville, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    86°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    19%
    82°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    79%
    84°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    66%
    73°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    63%
    75°64°
Smithville, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · veering 25°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 25° from the s.
Smithville, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.9
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.91 inHg
Now
978.9
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Smithville, TN
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Smithville, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Smithville, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 AM
Moonset
1:08 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Smithville, 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 →

Smithville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (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

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Smithville

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.