Weather in Ripley, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ripley, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
80%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Ripley, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
58°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
Ripley, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle21%83°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°65°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle12%87°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers48%88°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain66%74°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle52%72°64°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle39%81°66°
Ripley, TN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ripley, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 18°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Ripley, TN
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ripley, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ripley, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 1:22 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ripley, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ripley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (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.