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Severe Thunderstorms; Excessive Rainfall; Dangerous Heat; Air Quality Concerns and the Tropics

Wildfire smoke will push into the Midwest, worsening air quality. A frontal system brings severe storms from the Northern Plains to the Mid‑Atlantic the next few days. Heavy Gulf Coast rain is possible as Tropical Depression Two has formed, while monsoonal storms persist in the Southwest with heavy rainfall. Hazardous heat expands from the Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sun, Jul 19, 2026 at 12:20:33 pm EDT

 

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly during the late afternoon and early evening today, tomorrow, and Tuesday. Tuesday night will also feature a round of nighttime storms, with potentially severe wind gusts in the storms.
PM showers and storms along with warm and humid conditions will continue through tomorrow, although activity will be more confined to the mountains tomorrow. Cold front arrives sometime around Tuesday into Wednesday.
PM showers and storms along with warm and humid conditions will continue through tomorrow, although activity will be more confined to the mountains tomorrow. Cold front arrives sometime around Tuesday into Wednesday.
PM showers and storms along with warm and humid conditions will continue through tomorrow, although activity will be more confined to the mountains tomorrow. Cold front arrives sometime around Tuesday into Wednesday.
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 VA11:55Mostly Cloudy10787178SW 12-30.06
Andrews-Murphy NC11:34Clear10827066SW 3-30.07
Chattanooga TN11:53Mostly Cloudy10907357WNW 398 [HI]30.00
Crossville TN11:53Mostly Cloudy10797382W 7-30.08
Dalton GA11:55Clear10877975CALM101 [HI]30.01
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)11:53Mostly Cloudy10867058CALM91 [HI]30.01
Middlesboro KY11:35Overcast10827272CALM-30.03
Monroe Cnty TN11:35Partly Cloudy10867879CALM98 [HI]30.02
Morristown TN11:35Mostly Clear8827888VRB 591 [HI]30.02
Oak Ridge TN11:53Partly Cloudy10867263CALM92 [HI]30.02
Tazewell Cnty VA05:15Overcast10WSW 6-30.05
Tri-Cities TN11:53Mostly Cloudy10837269SSW 3-30.03
Wise VA11:55Overcast10757188W 5-30.09
Greeneville, TN11:3510807174VRB 5-30.04


Local Weather History For July 19th...
Storm wind flipped a boat dock in Rhea Co in 2010. $1,000,000 damage to dock and 25 boats.

 

 

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