Riceville, TN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy 37°F
Feels Like 37°F  
Humidity 81% Dew Point 32°F Wind Calm Barometer 30.03 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 2.8 mi. SSW of central Riceville
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 11
Thu Dec 11: Partly Cloudy, Low 29F
 
29
FriDec 12
Fri Dec 12: Partly Sunny, High 56F, Low 30F
56
30
SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Mostly Sunny, High 57F, Low 26F
57
26
SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Mostly Sunny, High 34F, Low 12F
34
12
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Sunny, High 38F, Low 19F
38
19
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Sunny, High 48F, Low 29F
48
29
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Partly Sunny, High 55F, Low 39F
55
39

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 56°F, reaching 57°F before cooling to 34°F, then recovering to 55°F by week's end. Some precipitation possible with wintry mix on at least one day.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 1°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 51°F with lows around 31°F.

This Date in Weather History

1932 - Very cold weather prevailed along the West Coast. San Francisco received 0.8 inch of snow, and at the airport the temperature dipped to 20 degrees. At Sacramento CA, the mercury dipped to 17 degrees to establish an all-time record low for that location. Morning lows were below freezing from the 9th to the 15th at Sacramento, and the high on the 11th was just 34 degrees. The cold wave dealt severe damage to truck crops and orange groves in the Sacramento Valley.

More on this and other weather history

Riceville, TN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 11

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind.

Friday Dec 12

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind.

Saturday Dec 13

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Rain And Snow

Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Dec 14

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 38.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19.

Tuesday Dec 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 48.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Wednesday Dec 17

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Thursday Dec 18

Showers

Day: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.


About Riceville, TN

Riceville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States. It is located some 60 miles southwest of Knoxville, and midway between Knoxville and Chattanooga, and in closer proximity, between Athens and Calhoun. Its population was 688 as of the 2020 census.

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