Observed 10:05 AM EDT at KTRI

Central, TN weather

Sunny and 55°13°, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 32Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (50°10° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by noon
High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Drops 14°8° tonight 6–9 PM (71°22° → 57°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 15°8° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (70°21° → 55°13°)

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 44°7° by 9 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	42%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	1%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	33%	1%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	29%	1%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	30%	2%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	3%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	34%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	33%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	31%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	8%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	3%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 37°3°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 37. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 37°3°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 38°3°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 42°6°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
38°3°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 41°5°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 43°6°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 37°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 37°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 38°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–77°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MRX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Nolichucky River at Embreeville

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 489 cfs

Forecast peak 1.3 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Watauga River at Elizabethton

4.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 1,420 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Doe River at Elizabethton

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 272 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Watauga River above Watauga Dam

9.6 mi

Level: 1949 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 26Typical 84

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 21
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 13 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Bristol Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1937–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Central weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 16 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–6:57 PM; Morning 7:28–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:07 PM; Morning 7:18–7:28 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:07 PM–7:19 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:59 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Central. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,200 ft, 19 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Central, TN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Nolichucky River at Embreeville

Watauga River at Elizabethton

Doe River at Elizabethton

Watauga River above Watauga Dam

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon