Observed 7:15 PM CDT at K8A3

Dodson Branch, TN weather

Clear and 61°16°, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the north-northeast. Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 10 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 22Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Fog tonight 2–3 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 3 PM
Fog tomorrow night 3–5 AM
Fog Monday 6–9 AM

TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 71°22° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	18%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	59%	13%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	29%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	30%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	22%	0
Sun 2a	Fog	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	47%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	23%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	12%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	12%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	4%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	44%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	35%	21%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	6%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	12%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	47%	9%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	41%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	34%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	20%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	17%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	42%	0
Mon 3a	Fog	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	45%	0
Mon 4a	Fog	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	41%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	44%	0
Mon 7a	Fog	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	17%	0
Mon 8a	Fog	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	21%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	12%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	22%	3
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	50%	4
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	60%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	47%	51%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	47%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	82%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	86%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	86%	1
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	50%	94%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 74°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 69°21° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 73°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Areas of fog after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Fog. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 66°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 63°17°. Typical 66°19° / 39°4°. Rain 0.6 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.5 in13 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.65 in16 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
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Rain 0.86 in22 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  30% 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
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
43°6°–66°19°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–78°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (OHX) (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

Cumberland River at Celina

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.9 ft
Flow: 13,400 cfs

Forecast peak 13.7 ft Tue 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cumberland River at Carthage

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.3 ft
Flow: 10,800 cfs

Forecast peak 9.2 ft Mon 7 PM

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Roaring River near Hilham

6.2 mi

Level: 10.7 ft

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cumberland River at Penitentiary Branch in Jackson County

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.7 ft

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 76

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 15
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

COOKEVILLE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—MonOct 19
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—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Dodson Branch 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: 5:19–6:10 PM; Morning 6:41–7:33 AM
Blue hour: 6:10–6:20 PM; Morning 6:31–6:41 AM; first light 6:31 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:52–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:13 AM · rises 4:50 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Dodson Branch. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,000 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dodson Branch, TN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cumberland River at Celina

Cumberland River at Carthage

Roaring River near Hilham

Cumberland River at Penitentiary Branch in Jackson County

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