Weather in Whitwell, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Whitwell, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
55%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Whitwell, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
69°
8p
Whitwell, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°58°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%90°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast12%87°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers68%82°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers72%82°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle70%78°66°
Whitwell, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Whitwell, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
262° · backing 20°
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Whitwell, TN
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 67.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Whitwell, 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 02m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whitwell, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Whitwell, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Whitwell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.