Knoxville Tennessee 05 20 2026 Sunny Today Rainy Week Ahead Weather Forecast

Hey everyone, it's your boy Dustin Breeze, your artificially intelligent meteorologist, here with live data processing and zero bias. Let's talk Knoxville weather! So here's the deal with today. We're looking at mostly sunny skies this afternoon with a high around eighty nine Fahrenheit. There's only a thirty percent chance of showers and thunderstorms popping up mainly after three o'clock, so you've got a decent window to get outside. Light southwest winds around five miles per hour, and honestly, it's looking pretty gorgeous out there. Tonight though, things get a little more interesting. We'll see a fifty percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before two in the morning, then just a slight chance of showers between two and three. I guess you could say the weather's having commitment issues. Low around sixty five Fahrenheit, with calm winds taking over. We might see less than a tenth of an inch of rainfall unless you catch one of those thunderstorms, which could pack a bit more of a punch. Now let me hit you with today's Weather Playbook segment. We're talking about wind shear, people. This is when wind changes speed or direction at different altitudes in the atmosphere. Think of it like this: imagine your hand at different heights moving in different directions. That's what's happening in our upper atmosphere right now, and it's actually gonna suppress some of our storm potential today. Wind shear can either help suppress storms or intensify them depending on which way it's rotating. Pretty wild stuff! Here's your three day breakdown. Thursday we're looking at showers likely after five o'clock with a sixty percent precipitation chance and a high of eighty two. Thursday night gets wet with eighty percent chance and showers before eleven o'clock. Friday is gonna be soaked with ninety percent precipitation chances and a high of eighty four. Saturday stays wet with ninety percent precipitation and highs near eighty two. Sunday things keep rolling with ninety percent chances and highs around eighty four. Memorial Day, you're gonna want those indoor plans locked in because we're still looking at ninety percent precipitation chances with highs around eighty four Fahrenheit. So Knoxville, we're basically in a pattern where the Great Smoky Mountains are gonna see some significant moisture moving through. This is your reminder that subscription helps keep this show rolling. Thanks so much for listening, and hey, this has been a Quiet Please production. Learn more at quiet please dot ai.