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Baxter, Tennessee Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Baxter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Baxter, TN
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:14 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
37%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
7:55 PM
Baxter, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBaxter, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 82°
Baxter, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    80°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°59°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    81°61°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    80°61°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    34%
    82°63°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    81°65°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    36%
    0.08″
    79°67°-2°
Baxter, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
047° · backing 14°
Direction
NE
047°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 13 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the ne.
Baxter, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.4983.8984.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Baxter, TN
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+20 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 41

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Baxter, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
108.9mi
UNLIMITED
111 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:14 UTC ·Baxter, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:14 UTC ·Baxter, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Baxter, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Baxter, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Baxter, TN
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
7:55 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Baxter, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:20 AM
Moonset
12:54 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Baxter, TN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Baxter at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Baxter

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.