Weather in Baxter, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Baxter, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
69%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Baxter, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
68°
8p
65°
9p
64°
10p
65°
11p
Baxter, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—88°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle23%82°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers79%80°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers62%75°64°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle64%75°64°
- SaturdayMay 23Heavy Drizzle62%72°65°
Baxter, TN
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Baxter, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
148° · steady
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
Baxter, TN
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Baxter, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Baxter, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:07 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Baxter, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Baxter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.