Weather in Rocky Top, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rocky Top, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
54%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Rocky Top, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
46°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
41°
7a
46°
8a
51°
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
73°
8p
Rocky Top, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast13%86°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers78%87°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers69%79°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle74%81°66°
Rocky Top, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rocky Top, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
141° · veering 34°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
Rocky Top, TN
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rocky Top, 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 07m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rocky Top, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:39 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rocky Top, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rocky Top at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 24 (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.