Critical Fire Weather for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather across large parts of the Great Plains and more localized parts of the Great Basin and central Rockies Thursday into Friday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains Thursday into this weekend. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, May 13, 2026 at 9:38:34 pm EDT

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Showers and a few thunderstorms will be in the area this afternoon and evening. Northern portions of the area will have the highest chance of rain. A few storms may produce some strong wind gusts.

A cold front will bring showers and possibly a few storms to the area this afternoon and evening. Drier and cooler air will move in for Thursday, then a warming trend will kick in for Friday through the weekend.

Each observation point is apart of our COOP program (Cooperative Observer Program). Each site has a 24 hour observation period that ends and begins at 8 am local time. Each site records temperature, precipitation, and snowfall data. More information about the COOP program can be found here www.nws.noaa.gov/om/coop/ Data began being collected at: Cades Cover on 01/01/1999 || Mount LeConte on 07/01/1987 || Newfound Gap on 01/01/1991 || Sugarlands Visitor Center on 12/01/1921

Current Weather Observations...

Location	Time (EDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Abingdon VA	21:15	Mostly Clear	10	62	53	72	W 9	-	29.86
Andrews-Murphy NC	21:15	Mostly Cloudy	10	64	52	64	CALM	-	29.92
Chattanooga TN	20:53	Mostly Clear	10	74	55	51	W 6	-	29.89
Crossville TN	20:53	Partly Cloudy	10	67	40	37	NW 8	-	29.94
Dalton GA	21:15	Partly Cloudy	10	72	56	57	W 3	-	29.90
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)	20:53	Mostly Clear	10	72	53	51	W 6	-	29.86
Middlesboro KY	21:15	Mostly Cloudy	10				N 5	-	29.91
Monroe Cnty TN	20:55	Partly Cloudy	10	68	57	68	WSW 3	-	29.88
Morristown TN	20:55		10	68	59	72	VRB 7	-	29.89
Oak Ridge TN	20:53	Clear	10	73	44	35	WNW 5	-	29.89
Tazewell Cnty VA	21:15	Lightning Observed	7	51	51	98	CALM	-	29.90
Tri-Cities TN	20:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	67	54	63	WSW 8	-	29.85
Wise VA	21:15	Lightning Observed	10	60	37	41	WNW 7	-	29.91
Greeneville, TN	20:55	Clear	10	64	53	67	SW 6	-	29.86

Local Weather History For May 13th...

In 2014, thunderstorms produced wind damage and quarter-size hail over the area.


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Critical Fire Weather for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms

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