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Townsend, Tennessee

City in Blount County, Tennessee

Air quality

The air at Townsend

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Great Smoky Mtns. Natl. Park - TN (TN), 11 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-24.2 mi
  • Ozone24Good30 ppb24.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Townsend

0.08 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.08in
Last 3 days
0.08in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Townsend, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Townsend 5STNST1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.9 mi away/1,923 ft/739 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank599of 1,015

Station report

The weather at Knoxville Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.4 mi from Townsend, Tennessee. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,300 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 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 4,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 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 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKnoxville Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TYSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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

52.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Knoxville Municipal: temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,300 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,300 FTTEMPERATURE 52.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-TYS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Knoxville Municipal, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 26; 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 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKnoxville Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TYSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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

Measured at Townsend 5S (TNST1), 4.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Tennessee

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Near Townsend

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Near Townsend

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