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Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 3:14:18 am EDT

There are no watches, warnings, or advisories at this time.

 

Spring-like temperatures will continue through Sunday along with Smoky conditions. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening with dry and unseasonably warm conditions Sunday. A weak frontal boundary will move across the region Sunday night into early Monday morning producing a chance of rain showers mainly north of interstate 40. Seasonally cooler and dry conditions for early next week.
Spring-like temperatures will continue through Sunday along with Smoky conditions. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening with dry and unseasonably warm conditions Sunday. A weak frontal boundary will move across the region Sunday night into early Monday morning producing a chance of rain showers mainly north of interstate 40. Seasonally cooler and dry conditions for early next week.
Spring-like temperatures will continue through Sunday along with Smoky conditions. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening with dry and unseasonably warm conditions Sunday. A weak frontal boundary will move across the region Sunday night into early Monday morning producing a chance of rain showers mainly north of interstate 40. Seasonally cooler and dry conditions for early next week.

 Current Weather Observations...
Location Time
(EDT)
Weather Vsby.
(SM)
Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Hum.
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Wind Chill / Heat Index
(ºF)
Pres.
(in)
Abingdon VA02:55Mist6535193CALM-29.93
Andrews-Murphy NC02:35Partly Cloudy10514887CALM-30.01
Chattanooga TN02:53Clear10705763SSW 6-29.93
Crossville TN02:53Clear10665567W 6-29.95
Dalton GA02:55Clear10645984SSE 5-29.96
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)02:53Clear10655467WSW 6-29.91
Middlesboro KY02:55Clear10525093CALM-29.91
Monroe Cnty TN02:55Clear10665772SW 7-29.92
Morristown TN09:30-
Oak Ridge TN02:53Clear10595586CALM-29.92
Tazewell Cnty VA02:55Lightning Observed10585073SW 3-29.94
Tri-Cities TN02:53Overcast10555186CALM-29.92
Wise VA02:55Overcast10555393SW 7-29.94
Greeneville, TN02:55Mostly Cloudy10605172CALM-29.92


Local Weather History For March 22nd...
In 1975, a wind storm hit east TN. A worker in Sevierville was injured by debris.

 

 

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