Weather in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Ridge, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
55%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Oak Ridge, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
43°
7a
47°
8a
51°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
Oak Ridge, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast14%85°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers71%88°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers64%82°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle70%77°66°
Oak Ridge, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Oak Ridge, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
227° · backing 75°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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
Oak Ridge, TN
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oak Ridge, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Ridge, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Oak Ridge, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oak Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (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.