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Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 9:10:50 pm EDT

 

Spring-like temperatures will continue through Sunday along with Smoky conditions. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening with dry and unseasonably warm conditions Sunday. A weak frontal boundary will move across the region Sunday night into early Monday morning producing a chance of rain showers mainly north of interstate 40. Seasonally cooler and dry conditions for early next week.
Spring-like temperatures will continue through Sunday along with Smoky conditions. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening with dry and unseasonably warm conditions Sunday. A weak frontal boundary will move across the region Sunday night into early Monday morning producing a chance of rain showers mainly north of interstate 40. Seasonally cooler and dry conditions for early 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 VA20:55Clear10595587E 5-29.93
Andrews-Murphy NC20:55Clear10685257CALM-29.96
Chattanooga TN20:53Partly Cloudy10755447SE 5-29.90
Crossville TN20:53Clear10725147SW 5-29.93
Dalton GA20:55Clear8735757CALM-29.93
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)20:53Partly Cloudy10705763CALM-29.88
Middlesboro KY20:35Clear10665770CALM-29.89
Monroe Cnty TN20:55Mostly Clear10715556SW 9-29.89
Morristown TN09:30-
Oak Ridge TN20:53Clear10696278CALM-29.88
Tazewell Cnty VA20:55Lightning Observed10624961SW 3-29.95
Tri-Cities TN20:53Mostly Cloudy10675054WSW 8-29.91
Wise VA20:55Lightning Observed10605172SW 6-29.95
Greeneville, TN20:55Partly Cloudy10625577CALM-29.90


Local Weather History For March 21st...
Tornado tracked 1 mile across Polk County in 1974. 7 injured and over $50,000 damage.

 

 

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