Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring areas of heavy thunderstorms with risks for severe weather and excessive rainfall from Texas to Florida through this weekend. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, May 1, 2026 at 8:50:37 pm EDT

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A cool weekend ahead.

Cooler conditions are expected through the weekend. Patchy to potentially widespread frost is possible Saturday night into Sunday morning for portions of the area. Next best chance of rain and storms comes middle of next week.

Daily climate data (normals and records) for today for the sites plotted. The current normals period is 1991-2020.

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

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Location	Time (EDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Abingdon VA	20:15	Clear	10	59	37	44	W 7	-	29.89
Andrews-Murphy NC	20:15	Clear	10	59	38	46	NNW 6	-	29.93
Chattanooga TN	19:53	Overcast	10	66	43	43	S 3	-	29.91
Crossville TN	19:53	Clear	10	57	42	57	NNW 9	-	29.95
Dalton GA	20:15	Mostly Cloudy	10	61	53	74	CALM	-	29.92
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)	19:53	Overcast	10	66	39	36	WNW 9	-	29.89
Middlesboro KY	20:15	Overcast	10				NNW 5	-	29.95
Monroe Cnty TN	20:15	Clear	10	62	42	48	WNW 6	-	29.90
Morristown TN	20:15	Clear	9	62	41	45	CALM	-	29.91
Oak Ridge TN	19:53	Clear	10	66	41	39	VRB 5	-	29.91
Tazewell Cnty VA	20:35	Partly Cloudy	10	53	38	57	NNW 14G22	-	29.93
Tri-Cities TN	19:53	Overcast	10	62	40	43	SW 6	-	29.87
Wise VA	20:15	Mostly Cloudy	10	51	41	66	NW 7G16	-	29.94
Greeneville, TN	20:15	Clear	10	59	39	47	CALM	-	29.89

Local Weather History For May 1st...

In 2002, tornado hit near Big Sandy in Carter County. $100,000 damage. No injuries.


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Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

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