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Weather in Crab Orchard, Tennessee

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

Crab Orchard, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
59%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Crab Orchard, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
9p
48°
10p
46°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
63°
8p
L 41°H 73°
Crab Orchard, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    78°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    84°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    82°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    72%
    81°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    61%
    72°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    67%
    72°64°
Crab Orchard, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 7°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the sse.
Crab Orchard, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.12 inHg
Now
952.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952956
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Crab Orchard, TN
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.0 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Crab Orchard, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Crab Orchard, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:43 AM
Moonset
1:04 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Crab Orchard, 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 →

Crab Orchard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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.

ZIP codes in Crab Orchard

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.