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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 1:38:28 am EDT

 

Hot and muggy conditions will return next week. High temperatures in the upper 80s to middle 90s are anticipated which is 5 to 10 degrees above normal.
Scattered showers and possibly thunder expected across the southern Plateau and parts of southeast Tennessee through early this evening. Otherwise mostly dry. Scattered showers and storms are expected Thursday area-wide and across the far east Tennessee mountains and southwest North Carolina for Friday. Some of the strong will produce strong and gusty winds. Hot and muggy conditions return to the area for early next week.
Scattered showers and possibly thunder expected across the southern Plateau and parts of southeast Tennessee through early this evening. Otherwise mostly dry. Scattered showers and storms are expected Thursday area-wide and across the far east Tennessee mountains and southwest North Carolina for Friday. Some of the strong will produce strong and gusty winds. Hot and muggy conditions return to the area for early next week.
Scattered showers and possibly thunder expected across the southern Plateau and parts of southeast Tennessee through early this evening. Otherwise mostly dry. Scattered showers and storms are expected Thursday area-wide and across the far east Tennessee mountains and southwest North Carolina for Friday. Some of the strong will produce strong and gusty winds. Hot and muggy conditions return to the area for early next week.

 Current Weather Observations...
Location Time
(EDT)
Weather Vsby.
(SM)
Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Hum.
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Wind Chill / Heat Index
(ºF)
Pres.
(in)
Abingdon VA01:15Mostly Cloudy10686693CALM-30.08
Andrews-Murphy NC00:55Mostly Cloudy10666595CALM-30.07
Chattanooga TN00:53Clear10756878W 5-30.00
Crossville TN00:53Clear9676696CALM-30.06
Dalton GA01:15Mostly Cloudy107474100CALM-30.01
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)00:53Mostly Cloudy10746881ENE 3-29.99
Middlesboro KY01:15Clear10676697CALM-30.04
Monroe Cnty TN00:55Clear106868100CALM-30.00
Morristown TN01:15Partly Cloudy10716994NNE 3-30.01
Oak Ridge TN00:53Clear10727093CALM-30.02
Tazewell Cnty VA01:15Clear10676283CALM-30.11
Tri-Cities TN00:53Overcast10696792CALM-30.05
Wise VA01:15Clear10666082SSW 3-30.10
Greeneville, TN00:55Mist5696688CALM-30.03


Local Weather History For August 26th...
Storms hit on 3 straight days in 2002. $133,000 damage. Tree fell on a Johnson City police car.

 

 

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