Weather in Alcoa, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alcoa, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
61%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Alcoa, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
41°
7a
47°
8a
51°
9a
57°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
67°
9p
Alcoa, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—91°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast11%88°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers71%88°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers74%81°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle74%77°65°
Alcoa, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alcoa, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
192° · backing 141°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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
Alcoa, TN
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alcoa, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alcoa, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:00 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alcoa, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Alcoa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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.