988  
FNUS74 KMRX 021445  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PATRIOT FESTIVAL...PIGEON FORGE FIRE DEPARTMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1045 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 EDT ON JULY 03.  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE...AT 1-800-697-0075. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK  
FOR EVERY SPOT FORECAST REQUEST.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT FRIDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
VERY HOT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON  
SHOWERS AND STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. MOST  
LIKELY TIMING TO OBSERVE A SHOWER OR STORM WILL BE DURING PEAK  
HEATING, GENERALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 8 PM EDT, WITH DECREASING CHANCES  
AS THE SUN STARTS TO SET AND FIREWORK DISPLAYS MAY BE GETTING  
READY TO START. BRIEF DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE  
POSSIBLE UNDER THESE STORMS, WITH A LOW CHANCE THAT ONE BECOMES  
STRONG TO SEVERE WITH WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 60MPH AND SMALL  
HAIL. THE HEAT INDEX WILL RANGE BETWEEN 98 - 103 DEGREES EACH  
AFTERNOON.  
 
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.  
 
TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........19 19 35 51 58  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC  
TEMP............94 96 94 94 93  
RH..............44 40 43 44 47  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N W S  
SURFACE WND SPD.1 3 3 3 3  
SURFACE WND GST.6 8 7 8 7  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........62 51 82 91 63 35 35 34 34 32 30 28  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC  
TEMP............90 89 87 84 81 79 77 76 74 73 73 72  
RH..............54 56 59 70 74 79 82 85 87 90 87 87  
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE E SE N N N N N N N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SURFACE WND GST.7 7 7 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2  
   
INDEPENDENCE DAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........25 23 20 20 20 20 25 29 34 35 36 37  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............72 73 75 80 85 89 92 94 94 94 93 92  
RH..............87 87 84 72 63 56 49 43 41 41 43 46  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N N N NW NW NW W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1  
SURFACE WND GST.2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6  
 
 
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.DELDT 07/02/26  
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