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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
L 55°H 84°
Ripley, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    83°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    12%
    87°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    48%
    88°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    66%
    74°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    52%
    72°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    39%
    81°66°
Ripley, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 11 · pk 24 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the sse.
Ripley, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.8
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.8
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Ripley

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.