Butler, Tennessee Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Butler weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast12%—76°56°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——86°57°+10°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm83%0.05″82°66°-4°
- FridayJun 19Heavy Drizzle67%0.09″78°62°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——81°58°+3°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle25%—86°58°+5°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle85%0.01″71°58°-15°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:39 AM
- Moonset
- 10:53 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Butler at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Butler
- Tue76°56°12%
- Wed86°57°1%
- Thu82°66°83%
- Fri78°62°67%
- Sat81°58°0%
- Sun86°58°25%
- Mon71°58°85%
- Tue86°53°76%
- Wed81°63°32%
- Thu83°62°29%
- Fri82°62°31%
- Sat86°65°58%
- Sun85°62°58%
- Mon91°65°65%
- Tue90°65°75%
- Wed76°66°81%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Butler
SPC has placed Butler in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Butler
- 37640