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Isolated Severe Storms in the Midwest; Fire Weather Concerns in the Northern Plains; Record Heat in the West

Isolated severe storms are possible across parts of the Florida Peninsula and the Great Lakes to Lower Missouri Valley and south-central Plains late this afternoon and early evening. Elevated to critical fire weather concerns continue over much of the northern Great Plains. Above average temperatures persist across portions of the West today. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, May 12, 2026 at 7:58:39 pm EDT

 

Most of this week will be dry and sunny, except for a chance of showers and storms on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Hotter temperatures will return by the weekend.
A cold front will bring showers and a few storms to the area on Wednesday afternoon and evening. A few storms could be strong across northeast TN and southwest VA. High temperatures in the 80s and 90s return later this weekend and into earlier next week.
A cold front will bring showers and a few storms to the area on Wednesday afternoon and evening. A few storms could be strong across northeast TN and southwest VA. High temperatures in the 80s and 90s return later this weekend and into earlier next week.
A cold front will bring showers and a few storms to the area on Wednesday afternoon and evening. A few storms could be strong across northeast TN and southwest VA. High temperatures in the 80s and 90s return later this weekend and into earlier next week.
Each observation point is apart of our COOP program (Cooperative Observer Program). Each site has a 24 hour observation period that ends and begins at 8 am local time. Each site records temperature, precipitation, and snowfall data. More information about the COOP program can be found here www.nws.noaa.gov/om/coop/ Data began being collected at: Cades Cover on 01/01/1999 || Mount LeConte on 07/01/1987 || Newfound Gap on 01/01/1991 || Sugarlands Visitor Center on 12/01/1921

 Current Weather Observations...
Location Time
(EDT)
Weather Vsby.
(SM)
Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Hum.
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Wind Chill / Heat Index
(ºF)
Pres.
(in)
Abingdon VA19:35Clear10683530WSW 6-30.11
Andrews-Murphy NC19:35Clear10714641CALM-30.13
Chattanooga TN18:53Partly Cloudy10755143S 9-30.09
Crossville TN18:53Clear10714742VRB 3-30.11
Dalton GA19:35Clear10725147VRB 6-30.11
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)18:53Mostly Clear10754736W 7-30.08
Middlesboro KY19:35Clear10SSW 5-30.09
Monroe Cnty TN19:15Mostly Clear10695764CALM-30.08
Morristown TN19:159713930WNW 7-30.11
Oak Ridge TN18:53Clear10774329W 3-30.10
Tazewell Cnty VA19:35Clear10653736SW 3-30.13
Tri-Cities TN18:53Mostly Clear10753624W 8-30.09
Wise VA19:35Partly Cloudy10624145S 5-30.13
Greeneville, TN19:15Clear10714132CALM-30.09


Local Weather History For May 12th...
Storms swept through the area in 1985 with $50,000 wind damage along with flooding.

 

 

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