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Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Jul 24, 2026 at 3:48:42 pm EDT

 

Mostly dry on Friday, but a few isolated to scattered showers and storms are expected across the southern TN Valley and southwest NC. Isolated to scattered showers and storms return to the area on Saturday and remain through Sunday morning. Drier by Sunday afternoon.
Isolated to scattered storms are possible at times through the weekend, with best chances generally expected along the Cumberland Plateau, central and southern valley, and into the East Tennessee mountains and southwest North Carolina. A warming trend is expected Sunday into early next week when hot and humid conditions return.
Isolated to scattered storms are possible at times through the weekend, with best chances generally expected along the Cumberland Plateau, central and southern valley, and into the East Tennessee mountains and southwest North Carolina. A warming trend is expected Sunday into early next week when hot and humid conditions return.
Isolated to scattered storms are possible at times through the weekend, with best chances generally expected along the Cumberland Plateau, central and southern valley, and into the East Tennessee mountains and southwest North Carolina. A warming trend is expected Sunday into early next week when hot and humid conditions return.
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 VA15:35Overcast10736678ENE 8-30.14
Andrews-Murphy NC15:14Overcast10777386CALM-30.14
Chattanooga TN14:53Mostly Cloudy10877260W 794 [HI]30.06
Crossville TN14:53Mostly Clear10796460WNW 7-30.14
Dalton GA15:35Lightning Observed10838192SSE 696 [HI]30.07
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)14:53Mostly Cloudy10847267SW 8-30.07
Middlesboro KY15:35Partly Cloudy10827065N 5-30.09
Monroe Cnty TN15:15Clear10867774WSW 697 [HI]30.06
Morristown TN15:15Partly Cloudy7847574VRB 392 [HI]30.08
Oak Ridge TN14:53Clear10866753VRB 5-30.08
Tazewell Cnty VA06:35Overcast10615993SE 3-30.20
Tri-Cities TN15:35Mostly Cloudy10797073E 6-30.10
Wise VA15:35Overcast10736473WSW 3-30.16
Greeneville, TN15:1510807174CALM-30.10


Local Weather History For July 24th...
Thunderstorms hit in 1999, $200,000 wind damage. Mountains had flooding.

 

 

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