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Last Map Update: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 at 4:48:31 pm EDT

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A generally pleasant weekend into next week in store. Temperatures will still be elevated, but the humidity and mugginess should go down with lower dew points!

Scattered showers and storms are expected Friday in NE TN, SW VA and the East TN mountains. Elsewhere, showers and storms will be more isolated. Drier, more comfortable late August weather will settle in for the weekend.

This afternoon and evening, scattered showers and storms are expected in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and the East Tennessee Mountains. Elsewhere, showers and storms will be more isolated. Drier conditions settle in for the weekend. Temperatures will be close to normal through the weekend.

This afternoon and evening, scattered showers and storms are expected in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and the East Tennessee Mountains. Elsewhere, showers and storms will be more isolated. Drier conditions settle in for the weekend. Temperatures will be close to normal through the weekend.

This afternoon and evening, scattered showers and storms are expected in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and the East Tennessee Mountains. Elsewhere, showers and storms will be more isolated. Drier conditions settle in for the weekend. Temperatures will be close to normal through the weekend.

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 VA	16:35	Mostly Cloudy	10	77	68	73	VRB 2	-	30.04
Andrews-Murphy NC	16:15	Clear	10	85	65	51	WSW 6	-	30.02
Chattanooga TN	15:53	Partly Cloudy	10	89	69	51	CALM	94 [HI]	29.98
Crossville TN	15:53	Clear	10	83	68	60	WNW 9	-	30.05
Dalton GA	16:35	Mostly Clear	10	88	74	62	CALM	98 [HI]	29.96
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)	15:53	Cumulonimbus Clouds, Lightning Observed	10	85	69	59	SSW 6	-	29.99
Middlesboro KY	16:35	Lightning Observed	10	74	72	93	WSW 6	-	30.02
Monroe Cnty TN	16:15	Clear	10	87	71	58	WSW 7	93 [HI]	29.98
Morristown TN	16:35	Partly Cloudy	9	84	73	70	NW 7	-	29.99
Oak Ridge TN	15:53	Mostly Clear	10	88	71	57	VRB 3	94 [HI]	30.01
Tazewell Cnty VA	11:35	Light Rain	10	66	65	98	CALM	-	30.15
Tri-Cities TN	15:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	81	68	64	E 3	-	30.02
Wise VA	16:35	Overcast	10	73	68	83	N 3	-	30.08
Greeneville, TN	16:15		10	82	68	61	NW 8	-	30.01

Local Weather History For August 21st...

Parts of East Tennessee saw temperatures drop as much as 11 degrees
in middle afternoon during the 2017 solar eclipse.


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Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

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