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Oak Ridge, TN weather

It is 49°F and clear at Oak Ridge as of Oct 28, 4:53 AM EDT. Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low near 49°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 2:26 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:24 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

49°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 97% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.31 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Oak Ridge (KOQT), Oct 28, 4:53 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Oak Ridge forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS MRX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the MRX office near Oak Ridge.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Tennessee.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Oak Ridge (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM50°FCloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM50°FCloudy1% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM51°FCloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM55°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM59°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 12 PM63°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 1 PM67°FPartly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 2 PM70°FPartly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 3 PM71°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 4 PM72°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 5 PM73°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 6 PM70°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 7 PM66°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 8 PM62°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 9 PM57°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM55°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM53°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM52°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 1 AM51°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 2 AM50°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 3 AM49°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 4 AM48°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 5 AM48°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 6 AM47°FSunny0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Oak Ridge can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 49°F

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.

Wednesday

High 73°F·Low 47°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Wind around 0 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 0 mph.

Thursday

High 74°F·Low 47°F

Patchy fog between 7am and 10am. Sunny, with a high near 74. Wind around 0 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 0 mph.

Friday

High 76°F·Low 55°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Saturday

High 73°F·Low 55°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday

High 65°F·Low 54°F

Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday

High 70°F·Low 56°F

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

High 73°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Oak Ridge is served by the National Weather Service MRX forecast office, forecast zone TNZ036, county zone TNC001.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Oak Ridge (35.9665, -84.2905), in Anderson County. Population: 34,039 (2024 estimate), number 25 of the 32 Tennessee cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMRX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/35.9665,-84.2905 (forecast issued Oct 28, 2:26 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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