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Chattanooga, Tennessee weather · now

93°

Clear

Feels
99°
High / Low
93° / 74°
Wind
21 mph W
Humidity
47%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 3:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 43% · 8 PM

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Sun 6:58 AM 8:34 PM 13h 36m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Chattanooga, Tennessee, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 93° with a low near 74°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

93°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

70° 85° 100° 92° 74° 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM
  1. 2 PM

    91°

    36%

  2. 4 PM

    91°

    31%

  3. 6 PM

    90°

    28%

  4. 8 PM

    84°

    43%

  5. 10 PM

    80°

    19%

  6. 12 AM

    78°

    19%

  7. 2 AM

    76°

    17%

  8. 4 AM

    75°

    3%

  9. 6 AM

    74°

    6%

  10. 8 AM

    75°

    13%

  11. 10 AM

    82°

    9%

  12. 12 PM

    88°

    5%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43% 93° · 74°
    1. 2 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    2. 3 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    3. 4 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    4. 5 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    5. 6 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    6. 7 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    7. 8 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    8. 9 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    9. 10 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    10. 11 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% 93° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    2. 1 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 10%
    3. 2 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    4. 3 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 12%
    5. 4 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 3%
    6. 5 AM 75° Mostly Clear 5%
    7. 6 AM 74° Sunny 6%
    8. 7 AM 74° Sunny 6%
    9. 8 AM 75° Sunny 13%
    10. 9 AM 77° Sunny 12%
    11. 10 AM 82° Sunny 9%
    12. 11 AM 85° Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 5%
    14. 1 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 5%
    15. 2 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    16. 3 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    17. 4 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    18. 5 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    19. 6 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    20. 7 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    21. 8 PM 87° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    22. 9 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 9%
    23. 10 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 4%
    24. 11 PM 80° Partly Cloudy
  3. Thu 8/13 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16% 94° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 79° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 2%
    3. 2 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 14%
    4. 3 AM 77° Mostly Clear 7%
    5. 4 AM 76° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 76° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 75° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 86° Mostly Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    16. 3 PM 94° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    17. 4 PM 94° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    18. 5 PM 94° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    19. 6 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    20. 7 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    21. 8 PM 88° Mostly Cloudy 2%
    22. 9 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 2%
    23. 10 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 2%
    24. 11 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 2%
  4. Fri 8/14 Mostly Sunny 8% 96° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 2%
    2. 1 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 2%
    3. 2 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 1%
    4. 3 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 1%
    5. 4 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 1%
    6. 5 AM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 80° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 84° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 88° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 91° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 8%
    16. 3 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 8%
    17. 4 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 8%
    18. 5 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 8%
    19. 6 PM 95° Partly Cloudy 8%
    20. 7 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 8%
    21. 8 PM 90° Partly Cloudy 4%
    22. 9 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 4%
    23. 10 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 4%
    24. 11 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 4%
  5. Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny 10% 97° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 4%
    2. 1 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 4%
    3. 2 AM 80° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 79° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 79° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 76° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 77° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 80° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 85° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 92° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 94° Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 10%
    16. 3 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 10%
    17. 4 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 10%
    18. 5 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 10%
    19. 6 PM 95° Partly Cloudy 10%
    20. 7 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 10%
    21. 8 PM 90° Partly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 5%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny 7% 97° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 5%
    2. 1 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 5%
    3. 2 AM 80° Partly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 79° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 79° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 78° Partly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 77° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 76° Mostly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 77° Mostly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 80° Mostly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 84° Mostly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 88° Mostly Sunny
    13. 12 PM 91° Mostly Sunny
    14. 1 PM 93° Mostly Sunny
    15. 2 PM 95° Sunny 7%
    16. 3 PM 96° Sunny 7%
    17. 4 PM 96° Sunny 7%
    18. 5 PM 96° Sunny 7%
    19. 6 PM 95° Mostly Clear 7%
    20. 7 PM 93° Mostly Clear 7%
    21. 8 PM 91° Mostly Clear 2%
    22. 9 PM 88° Mostly Clear 2%
    23. 10 PM 85° Mostly Clear 2%
    24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear 2%
  7. Mon 8/17 Sunny 9% 99° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 82° Mostly Clear 2%
    2. 1 AM 81° Mostly Clear 2%
    3. 2 AM 80° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 79° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 79° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 76° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 80° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 85° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 95° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 97° Sunny 9%
    16. 3 PM 98° Sunny 9%
    17. 4 PM 99° Sunny 9%
    18. 5 PM 98° Sunny 9%
    19. 6 PM 96° Mostly Clear 9%
    20. 7 PM 93° Mostly Clear 9%
    21. 8 PM 90° Mostly Clear 7%
    22. 9 PM 87° Mostly Clear 7%
    23. 10 PM 84° Mostly Clear 7%
    24. 11 PM 82° Mostly Clear 7%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 10% 98° · 75°
  2. Wed 8/19 Cloudy 11% 96° · 74°
  3. Thu 8/20 Partly Cloudy 12% 94° · 69°
  4. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 14% 98° · 69°
  5. Sat 8/22 Cloudy 18% 100° · 74°
  6. Sun 8/23 Severe Thunderstorms 26% 92° · 70°
  7. Mon 8/24 Cloudy 43% 80° · 62°
  8. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 42% 84° · 56°
  9. Wed 8/26 Partly Cloudy 39% 85° · 58°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Monday, 8/17

Sunny, 99° / 76°

  1. Tomorrow93°75°
  2. Thu94°77°
  3. Fri96°76°
  4. Sat97°76°
  5. Sun97°76°
  6. Mon99°76°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 74°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Good82 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 74°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 74°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 74°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
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How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out6 days
  1. Yesterday±2°
    High92°94°-2°
    Low74°73°+1°
  2. Sun, Aug 9±2°
    High92°91°+1°
    Low74°72°+2°
  3. Sat, Aug 8pending
    High90°
    Low73°
  4. Fri, Aug 7pending
    High90°
    Low73°
  5. Wed, Aug 5pending
    High88°
    Low72°
  6. Tue, Aug 4pending
    High88°
    Low72°

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Chattanooga

Chattanooga in August typically averages 86° highs and 69° lows, with about 14 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 89°); the coldest is January (average low 30°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan46°30°11
Feb57°37°10
Mar68°46°12
Apr76°55°14
May76°60°22
Jun86°68°19
Jul89°73°25
Aug86°69°14
Sep82°65°13
Oct73°54°7
Nov63°46°11
Dec53°36°11

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

Detailed forecast (NWS)

This Afternoon
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 93, with temperatures falling to around 90 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 103. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. West wind 0 to 5 mph.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
MRX 24,7
Radar station
KHTX
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
35.046, -85.310