Carthage, TN Weather

Smith County9:29 AM CDT36.25°N, 85.95°WElevation 515 ft

Current conditions

Sunny
53°
Sunny
Feels like 53°
High 75°·Low 42°
WindCalm
Humidity59%
Dew point39°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover3%
UV index1 Low
Sunrise6:59 AM
Sunset5:59 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Areas of fog after 2am. Clear, with a low around 42. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Saturday

    Areas of fog before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 0 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 23 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 53°
  2. 10 AM Sunny 60°
  3. 11 AM Sunny 65°
  4. 12 PM Sunny 71°
  5. 1 PM Sunny 74°
  6. 2 PM Sunny 75°
  7. 3 PM Sunny 75°
  8. 4 PM Sunny 75°
  9. 5 PM Sunny 73°
  10. 6 PM Clear 68°
  11. 7 PM Clear 61°
  12. 8 PM Clear 57°
  13. 9 PM Clear 54°
  14. 10 PM Clear 52°
  15. 11 PM Clear 49°
  16. Sat12 AM Clear 47°
  17. 1 AM Clear 46°
  18. 2 AM Patchy Fog 45°
  19. 3 AM Areas Of Fog 44°
  20. 4 AM Areas Of Fog 43°
  21. 5 AM Areas Of Fog 43°
  22. 6 AM Areas Of Fog 42°
  23. 7 AM Areas Of Fog 42°
  24. 8 AM Sunny 47°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny39°75°
  2. TodayOct 23 Sunny Sunny42°75°
  3. SatOct 24 Areas Of Fog then Sunny Areas Of Fog then Sunny43°76°
  4. SunOct 25 Areas Of Fog then Sunny Areas Of Fog then Sunny41°75°
  5. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny42°74°
  6. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny45°74°
  7. WedOct 28 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny43°73°
  8. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy53°76°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny45°62°
  10. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy42°67°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

0
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Cookeville, TN reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 6:59 AM
Sunset 5:59 PM
Daylight 11 h 0 min (−2 min 9 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 92% lit
Moonrise 4:22 PM Moonset 4:12 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low70° / 43°
Record high87° (1953)
Record low27° (1987)
Wettest1.72 in (2007)
Month to date1.49 in (normal 2.45 in)

Carthage, records since 1890. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in OHX, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

Updated at 545 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

- Mild, sunny days and cool, clear nights will continue for the foreseeable future.

- No rain is expected for at least the next 7 days.

- Drought conditions will continue to worsen.

Short Term

(Tonight through Saturday Night) Issued at 1045 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

An anomalously strong upper-level ridge over the central CONUS and a broad area of surface high pressure extending from the Great Lakes to the Gulf will maintain the beautiful weather across Middle TN. Daytime highs will reach the 70s while overnight lows will be quite chilly, bottoming out in the 40s for most but upper-30s across the Cumberland Plateau.

Our current airmass is very dry with afternoon minimum RHs ranging from roughly 20-30%. Thankfully, northeasterly winds will be light (< 10 mph), but conditions this dry lead to elevated fire weather concerns across the area.

Long Term

(Sunday through next Friday) Issued at 1045 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

This pattern of warm days and chilly nights will continue over the next week with no precipitation in sight. Unfortunately, this will cause drought conditions to worsen.

Aviation

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 545 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

VFR conditions will continue for the taf period. Winds will be NE/ENE at 4-7 kts from mid morning through 00z before decreasing below 5 kts again overnight.

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