Observed 2:50 PM EDT at KCHA

Lookout Mountain, TN weather

Sunny and 72°22°.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.08 inHg−2.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 69°21° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 1 PM

This afternoonNear 69°21° · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 66°19° by 2 PM · Partly 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 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	3%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	44%	2%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	38%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 40°4° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	48°9° (likely 40°4° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	0%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	47%	0%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	3%	3
Sun 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	86%	25%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	41%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	40%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	9%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	83%	5%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	5%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	8%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	26%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	25%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	44%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°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 71. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–51°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
4 mph6 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–67°19°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.34 in8.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  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
59°15°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–62°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–74°.

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

Tennessee River at Chattanooga

5.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 633 ft
Flow: 37,100 cfs

Forecast peak 634 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

S. Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga

8.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 77 cfs

Forecast peak 3.9 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Lookout Creek at Wauhatchie

1.3 mi

Level: 4.6 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Chattanooga Creek at GA 193 near Flintstone

2.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 63% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 48

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Chattanooga Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1879–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−4°−2°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Lookout Mountain weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 6:20–7:11 PM; Morning 7:39–8:30 AM
Blue hour: 7:11–7:21 PM; Morning 7:29–7:39 AM; first light 7:29 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:21 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:11 AM · rises 5:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Lookout Mountain. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lookout Mountain, TN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Tennessee River at Chattanooga

S. Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga

Lookout Creek at Wauhatchie

Chattanooga Creek at GA 193 near Flintstone

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