Oak Ridge, Tennessee Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast10%—79°62°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast17%—82°63°+3°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle17%—87°66°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm75%0.48″74°68°-13°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers76%0.08″75°65°+1°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——84°60°+9°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle27%—88°59°+4°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
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
- 6:26 AM
- Moonset
- 9:07 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Oak Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Oak Ridge
- Mon79°62°10%
- Tue82°63°17%
- Wed87°66°17%
- Thu74°68°75%
- Fri75°65°76%
- Sat84°60°9%
- Sun88°59°27%
- Mon72°67°48%
- Tue86°62°44%
- Wed76°64°31%
- Thu86°61°25%
- Fri89°65°39%
- Sat90°67°37%
- Sun97°70°51%
- Mon96°72°41%
- Tue94°70°49%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 Oak Ridge
- 37830
- 37831