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Farner, Tennessee

Community in Polk County, Tennessee

Air quality

The air at Farner

Index 11, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Athens (TN), 25 miles off.

11Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Farner

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Farner, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.

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On the radar over Farner, TennesseeReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Farner, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Coker CreekCCKT1

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.0 mi away/1,690 ft/77 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank350of 1,015

AthensMMI

At an airfield/21.7 mi away/804 ft/809 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 1,015

measured daily2 instruments

Tellico PlainsTELT1

At a cooperative observer's station/14.8 mi away/871 ft/742 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Etowah 2.8 ETN-MM-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.6 mi away/823 ft/790 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Athens, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.7 mi from Farner, Tennessee. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,800 ft, broken at 3,800 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Athens, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MMIFIG. A THE SKY OVER ATHENSSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAthens, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MMITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MMI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Athens: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MMIFIG. B THE AIR AT ATHENSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 46.4 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEAthens, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MMITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MMI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Athens, north up: at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MMIFIG. C THE WIND AT ATHENSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAthens, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MMITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MMI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Athens, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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