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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
L 41°H 76°
Rocky Top, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    89°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    13%
    86°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    78%
    87°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    69%
    79°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    81°66°
Rocky Top, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 19 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rocky Top, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Rocky Top

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.