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Chattanooga, TN Weather and Power Outages

Weather, outages, alerts, rivers, lakes and air quality for Chattanooga, Hamilton County, from official sources and updated every few minutes.

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Outages, stations, gauges and lakes on this page, placed on the map.

Weather

Weather in Chattanooga right now

76°FMostly Clear, Weather Service forecast for Chattanooga this hour
77°F, measured at Chattanooga airport (KCHA), 9:55 pm ET (8:55 pm CT)
67°FTonight: Partly Cloudy, 1% rain chance
91°FFriday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 20% rain chance

The Chattanooga figure is the National Weather Service hourly forecast for the grid square, about 1.5 miles across, at the center of Chattanooga, issued Oct 1, 7:06 pm ET (6:06 pm CT). It is a forecast, not a thermometer reading. The measured reading comes from the Chattanooga airport station (KCHA), 3 miles from the center of Chattanooga. Airport thermometers sit over open pavement and grass and can differ by a few degrees from nearby neighborhoods. All Tennessee weather.

Alerts

Weather alerts for Hamilton County and Chattanooga

Source updated Oct 1, 10:30 pm ET (9:30 pm CT) · Retrieved Oct 1, 10:30 pm ET (9:30 pm CT)

The National Weather Service had no alert in effect for Hamilton County at the time of this reading.

Power

Power outages near Chattanooga

0Mapped outages within 10 miles of Chattanooga
0Customers affected

No outage on the KUB, NES or MLGW outage maps was within 10 miles of Chattanooga at the time of this reading.

KUB, NES and MLGW publish a map point for each outage; distances are measured from that point. Retrieved: KUB 10:20 pm ET (9:20 pm CT), NES 10:20 pm ET (9:20 pm CT), MLGW 10:20 pm ET (9:20 pm CT). Other utilities publish totals only, on their own pages. An outage disappears from this page when the utility closes it.

None of the utilities with an outage page on this site lists Hamilton County in its service area. All Tennessee outages by utility.

Water

Rivers and lakes near Chattanooga

Nearest river gaugesDistanceStageFlowStatusReading
Tennessee River below Chickamauga Dam Tailwater3 mi636.6 ftNo flood stage set9:00 pm ET (8:00 pm CT)
Tennessee River at Chickamauga Dam3 mi680.66 ftNo flood stage set9:00 pm ET (8:00 pm CT)
Tennessee River at Chattanooga3 mi634 ft40,000 cfsBelow flood stage9:00 pm ET (8:00 pm CT)
Friar Branch near Chattanooga3 mi2.32 ft0 cfsNo flood stage set9:30 pm ET (8:30 pm CT)
S. Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga4 mi3.74 ft54 cfsBelow flood stage8:15 pm ET (7:15 pm CT)
Mountain Creek (TN) near Red Bank5 mi1.57 ftBelow flood stage9:00 pm ET (8:00 pm CT)

Nearest lakes

LakeDistanceElevationReading
Chickamauga Lake3 mi680.66 ft9:00 pm ET (8:00 pm CT)
Nickajack Lake21 mi633.01 ft9:00 pm ET (8:00 pm CT)
Parksville Lake (Ocoee No. 1)34 mi828.03 ft9:00 pm ET (8:00 pm CT)

Also nearby

Air quality, earthquakes and fires near Chattanooga

61PM2.5 AQI, Moderate (Chattanooga, 6 mi)
51Ozone AQI, Moderate (Chattanooga, 6 mi)
7Earthquakes within 100 miles, last 30 days (largest 2.43)
0Fires listed within 40 miles

Air quality · Earthquakes · Wildfires and drought

Attractions

Attractions near Chattanooga

AttractionDistanceForecast this hour
Tennessee Aquarium4 mi79°F, Partly Cloudy
Ruby Falls6 mi78°F, Partly Cloudy
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway6 mi78°F, Partly Cloudy
Raccoon Mountain Caverns10 mi75°F, Partly Cloudy
Fall Creek Falls State Park38 mi73°F, Partly Cloudy

Questions about Chattanooga weather and outages

What is the temperature in Chattanooga, TN right now?

The National Weather Service hourly forecast for the center of Chattanooga is 76°F and mostly clear (forecast issued 7:06 pm ET on Oct 1) this hour. The nearest measured reading was 77°F at the Chattanooga airport station (KCHA), 3 miles away, at 9:55 pm ET on Oct 1.

What is the forecast for Chattanooga?

National Weather Service forecast for Chattanooga: Tonight 67°F, partly cloudy, 1% chance of rain; Friday 91°F, mostly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms, 20% chance of rain; Friday Night 69°F, chance showers and thunderstorms, 26% chance of rain.

Is the power out in Chattanooga, TN?

No outage on the KUB, NES or MLGW outage maps was within 10 miles of Chattanooga at the latest reading. Statewide outages by utility are on the power page.

Are there any weather alerts for Hamilton County, TN?

The National Weather Service had no watch, warning or advisory in effect for Hamilton County as of 10:30 pm ET on Oct 1.

What river and lake levels are near Chattanooga?

The nearest river gauge, Tennessee River below Chickamauga Dam Tailwater, 3 miles away, read 636.6 ft (no flood stage set) at 9:00 pm ET on Oct 1. The nearest lake, Chickamauga Lake, 3 miles away, was at 680.66 ft above sea level at 9:00 pm ET on Oct 1.

What is the air quality in Chattanooga today?

The nearest AirNow reporting area, Chattanooga, 6 miles away, read PM2.5 AQI 61 (Moderate) and Ozone AQI 51 (Moderate) as of 10:05 pm ET on Oct 1. AirNow readings are preliminary.

How often does this Chattanooga page update?

Readings are checked every 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the source. Each figure on the page carries the time it was retrieved, in Eastern time with Central in parentheses.

Where the data for Chattanooga weather and outages comes from

Every reading is credited to its source, with the time it was taken. Corrections and source questions go to the sources page.

Photo: Fall Creek Falls State Park at dawn. Neal Vickers, CC BY-SA 4.0