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Rockford, Tennessee

City in Blount County, Tennessee

Air quality

The air at Rockford

Index 39, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Great Smoky Mtns. Natl. Park - TN (TN), 14 miles off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-5 mi
  • Ozone39Good44 ppb12.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Rockford

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Rockford, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 5 miles Fri 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rockford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Louisville 6.0 ENETN-BT-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/871 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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KnoxvilleKNXT1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.2 mi away/817 ft/59 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Knoxville Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.2 mi from Rockford, Tennessee. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,500 ft, scattered at 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Knoxville Municipal, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TYSFIG. A THE SKY OVER KNOXVILLE MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 8,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKnoxville Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TYSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TYS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

79.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 58 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Knoxville Municipal: temperature 79.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 58 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TYSFIG. B THE AIR AT KNOXVILLE MUNICIPALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,500 FTTEMPERATURE 79.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 16.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 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 POINTTITLEKnoxville Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TYSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TYS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Knoxville Municipal, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TYSFIG. C THE WIND AT KNOXVILLE MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKnoxville Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TYSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TYS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Tennessee

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