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Roan Mountain, Tennessee Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Roan Mountain, TN
Wednesday, June 17 at 1:04 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
64%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
Roan Mountain, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoan Mountain, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 82°
Roan Mountain, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    82°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Rain
    76%
    0.23″
    81°64°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    0.03″
    76°62°-5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    78°57°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    28%
    80°60°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Drizzle
    82%
    0.06″
    67°58°-13°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Partly Cloudy
    71%
    83°55°+16°
Roan Mountain, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 104°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 12 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 151SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Roan Mountain, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
916.7
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.07 inHg
Now
916.7
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 916921
910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW921.4916.2916.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Roan Mountain, TN
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
28μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Roan Mountain, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.6mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
05:04 UTC · Roan Mountain, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:04 UTC · Roan Mountain, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Roan Mountain, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Roan Mountain, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Roan Mountain, TN
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Roan Mountain, TN
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
8:39 AM
Moonset
10:52 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Roan Mountain, TN
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Roan Mountain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Roan Mountain

  1. Wed82°55°2%
  2. Thu81°64°76%
  3. Fri76°62°68%
  4. Sat78°57°1%
  5. Sun80°60°28%
  6. Mon67°58°82%
  7. Tue83°55°71%
  8. Wed76°63°34%
  9. Thu82°61°31%
  10. Fri77°64°35%
  11. Sat75°65°48%
  12. Sun77°63°61%
  13. Mon85°66°53%
  14. Tue88°66°74%
  15. Wed75°66°68%

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 — Roan Mountain

SPC has placed Roan Mountain 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 Roan Mountain

  • 37687

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.