Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the West; Refreshingly Cooler Further East

Extreme heat will continue across the Pacific Northwest into midweek before finally waning. Hot temperatures, low relative humidity, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather into Tuesday. A refreshingly cool air mass has settled into much of the eastern two-thirds of the Rockies through the week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 3:11:13 pm EDT

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The Bristol NOAA Weather Radio will be offline this Tuesday and Wednesday to replace the Antenna and Cabling at the site.

Cooler, pleasant, and dry conditions for much of the week. Fall-like conditions.

Unseasonably cool and mostly dry conditions through much of the week. Temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees below normal.

Unseasonably cool and mostly dry conditions through much of the week. Temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees below normal.

Unseasonably cool and mostly dry conditions through much of the week. Temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees below normal.

Daily climate data (normals and records) for today for the sites plotted. The current normals period is 1991-2020.

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	14:55	Partly Cloudy	10	71	51	49	NW 14G17	-	30.08
Andrews-Murphy NC	14:42	Partly Cloudy	10	78	53	42	CALM	-	30.07
Chattanooga TN	14:53	Partly Cloudy	10	79	51	37	N 13G18	-	30.07
Crossville TN	14:53	Partly Cloudy	10	73	53	49	VRB 7	-	30.13
Dalton GA	14:55	Mostly Clear	10	79	56	44	NNW 10	-	30.04
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)	14:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	75	52	44	VRB 6	-	30.07
Middlesboro KY	14:55	Partly Cloudy	10	74	50	42	W 7	-	30.10
Monroe Cnty TN	14:35	Clear	10	78	53	41	VRB 5	-	30.08
Morristown TN	10:30						VRB 5	-	30.10
Oak Ridge TN	14:53	Mostly Clear	10	78	50	37	VRB 7	-	30.09
Tazewell Cnty VA	14:55	Mostly Cloudy	10	65	48	55	NW 5	-	30.11
Tri-Cities TN	14:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	73	51	46	WNW 7	-	30.07
Wise VA	14:55	Partly Cloudy	10	66	50	55	NNW 10G16	-	30.12
Greeneville, TN	14:35	Mostly Cloudy	10	71	51	49	WNW 6	-	30.08

Local Weather History For August 25th...

Storms hit the area in 1985, wind estimated at 100 mph in Knox County, caused major damage.


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Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the West; Refreshingly Cooler Further East

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