406  
FNUS74 KMRX 151831  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOUSE MTN FIRE...RURAL METRO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
231 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 EDT ON APRIL 15.  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE...AT 1-800-697-0075. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK  
FOR EVERY SPOT FORECAST REQUEST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON, ALONG WITH  
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES. SOME SPOTS MAY SEE A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM  
LATE THURSDAY OR THURSDAY NIGHT BUT ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED  
TO BE RATHER INSIGNIFICANT TO WILDFIRES AND DROUGHT CONDITIONS.  
WHILE WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING IS NOT EXPECTED, A FEW STRIKES CANNOT  
BE RULED OUT. UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES, LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY, AND BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST EACH  
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR RAIN ARE  
EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT. COOLER CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONTAL  
PASSAGE SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........18 12 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............84 85 86  
RH..............34 33 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 15  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........12 29 36 34 25 30 39 48 69 56 51 54  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............85 83 80 76 73 71 68 66 65 64 63 62  
RH..............31 33 35 42 46 51 57 61 63 65 67 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 28 25 20 20 20 11 21 19 21 17 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............61 61 62 66 72 75 79 82 83 84 83 83  
RH..............70 72 70 65 57 52 45 41 38 36 38 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 5 6 8 9 10 12 12 10 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 10 13 14 17 20 22 22 20 18  
 
 
FORECASTER...DOUG SCHNEIDER  
REQUESTED BY...LT DRAGAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2610442.0/MRX  
.DELDT 04/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID.DRAGAN@RURALMETROFIRE.NET  
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