Knoxville, TN Weather Forecast
Knox County, Tennessee
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Knoxville, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Knoxville, TN at a glance
Knoxville is home to about 198,162 people in Knox County, across 99 square miles. It ranks 3rd by population of 148 places in Tennessee with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Alcoa, 11 miles away.
- County
- Knox County
- Population
- 198,162 2023 est.
- Land area
- 99 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 2,007
- Forecast point
- 35.9707°N, 83.9493°W
How well can the network see Knoxville?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMRX (Knoxville, TN), to the ENE. Its lowest scan passes about 2,100 ft above Knoxville. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Knoxville is closer to its radar than 65% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KDKX (Knoxville/Downtown Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Knoxville
- Alcoa, TN11 mi
- Louisville, TN12 mi
- Clinton, TN13 mi
- Farragut, TN14 mi
- Maryville, TN15 mi
- Oak Ridge, TN19 mi
- Maynardville, TN21 mi
- Sevierville, TN21 mi
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