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Rutherford County, TN Weather and Power Outages

Weather, outages, alerts, rivers, lakes and air quality for Rutherford 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 Rutherford County right now

70°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms, Weather Service forecast for Rutherford County this hour
70°FLight Rain, measured at Smyrna airport (KMQY), Oct 2, 11:45 pm ET (10:45 pm CT)
66°FTonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 56% rain chance
81°FSaturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 42% rain chance

The Rutherford County figure is the National Weather Service hourly forecast for the grid square, about 1.5 miles across, at the center of Rutherford County, issued Oct 2, 7:21 pm ET (6:21 pm CT). It is a forecast, not a thermometer reading. The measured reading comes from the Smyrna airport station (KMQY), 12 miles from the center of Rutherford County. 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 Rutherford County

Source updated Oct 3, 12:13 am ET (11:13 pm CT) · Retrieved Oct 3, 12:15 am ET (11:15 pm CT)

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

Power

Power outages in Rutherford County

0Mapped outages in Rutherford County
0Customers affected

No outage on the KUB, NES or MLGW outage maps was in Rutherford County at the time of this reading.

KUB, NES and MLGW publish a map point for each outage; distances are measured from that point and placed in counties using simplified Census boundaries. Retrieved: KUB 12:05 am ET (11:05 pm CT), NES 12:05 am ET (11:05 pm CT), MLGW 12:05 am ET (11:05 pm CT). Other utilities publish totals only, on their own pages. An outage disappears from this page when the utility closes it.

Utilities on this site whose service area includes Rutherford County: Middle Tennessee Electric. Other utilities may serve parts of the county; all Tennessee outages.

Water

Rivers and lakes near Rutherford County

Nearest river gaugesDistanceStageFlowStatusReading
W. Fk. Stones River near Murfreesboro3 mi2.12 ft26 cfsNo flood stage setOct 2, 11:00 pm ET (10:00 pm CT)
East Fork Stones River near Lascassas5 mi2.95 ft14 cfsNo flood stage setOct 2, 11:00 pm ET (10:00 pm CT)
Harpeth River at McDaniel17 mi0.63 ftNo flood stage setOct 2, 11:30 pm ET (10:30 pm CT)
Mill Creek near Nolensville20 mi3.4 ft0 cfsBelow flood stageOct 2, 11:00 pm ET (10:00 pm CT)
Mill Creek at Antioch22 mi3.36 ft60 cfsBelow flood stageOct 2, 11:00 pm ET (10:00 pm CT)
Stones River below J Percy Priest Dam23 mi386.93 ftNo flood stage setOct 2, 11:00 pm ET (10:00 pm CT)

Nearest lakes

LakeDistanceElevationReading
Normandy Lake29 mi870.61 ftOct 2, 10:00 pm ET (9:00 pm CT)
Old Hickory Lake30 mi444.92 ftOct 2, 11:00 pm ET (10:00 pm CT)
Center Hill Lake35 mi632.40 ftOct 2, 11:00 pm ET (10:00 pm CT)

Also nearby

Air quality, earthquakes and fires near Rutherford County

28Ozone AQI, Good (Nashville, 24 mi)
18PM2.5 AQI, Good (Nashville, 24 mi)
6PM10 AQI, Good (Nashville, 24 mi)
0Earthquakes within 100 miles, last 30 days
0Fires listed within 40 miles

Air quality · Earthquakes · Wildfires and drought

Attractions

Attractions near Rutherford County

AttractionDistanceForecast this hour
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere24 mi71°F, Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Grand Ole Opry House28 mi70°F, Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Cumberland Caverns42 mi71°F, Patchy Fog

Questions about Rutherford County weather and outages

What is the temperature in Rutherford County, Tennessee right now?

The National Weather Service hourly forecast for the center of Rutherford County is 70°F and chance showers and thunderstorms (forecast issued 7:21 pm ET on Oct 2) this hour. The nearest measured reading was 70°F at the Smyrna airport station (KMQY), 12 miles away, at 11:45 pm ET on Oct 2.

What is the forecast for Rutherford County?

National Weather Service forecast for Rutherford County: Tonight 66°F, showers and thunderstorms likely, 56% chance of rain; Saturday 81°F, chance showers and thunderstorms, 42% chance of rain; Saturday Night 66°F, mostly cloudy then patchy fog, 35% chance of rain.

Is the power out in Rutherford County, Tennessee?

No outage on the KUB, NES or MLGW outage maps was in Rutherford County at the latest reading. Utilities whose service area includes Rutherford County: Middle Tennessee Electric.

Are there any weather alerts for Rutherford County, TN?

The National Weather Service had no watch, warning or advisory in effect for Rutherford County as of 12:15 am ET on Oct 3.

Which power outage maps cover Rutherford County?

Utilities on this site whose published service area includes Rutherford County: Middle Tennessee Electric. Other utilities may serve parts of the county. Check your bill for the utility that serves your address.

What river and lake levels are near Rutherford County?

The nearest river gauge, W. Fk. Stones River near Murfreesboro, 3 miles away, read 2.12 ft (no flood stage set) at 11:00 pm ET on Oct 2. The nearest lake, Normandy Lake, 29 miles away, was at 870.61 ft above sea level at 10:00 pm ET on Oct 2.

What is the air quality in Rutherford County today?

The nearest AirNow reporting area, Nashville, 24 miles away, read Ozone AQI 28 (Good), PM2.5 AQI 18 (Good), and PM10 AQI 6 (Good) as of 12:10 am ET on Oct 3. AirNow readings are preliminary.

How often does this Rutherford County 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 Rutherford County 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