Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville Road Conditions

Radar and live pavement conditions on I-40 and I-75 through Knoxville — plus closures nearby, the city's six-day forecast and how many days a year Knoxville crosses freezing.

Updated Sep 1, 2026 4:15 AM EDT · Mostly dry, wet in places

Lowest 71°F near Knoxville, Tennessee · Highest wind 2 mph near Knoxville, Tennessee

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Two interstates pass within 25 miles of Knoxville, Tennessee: I-40 and I-75. This page covers the 102 miles of them closest to the city — I-40 near mile 391, I-75 near mile 102.

  • Interstates: I-40, I-75
  • State: Tennessee
  • Interstate miles near the city: 102 mi

Temperature

Wind Speed

Rain Precip.

Coverage

Weather data from Sep 1, 2026 4:15 AM EDT

Up to 144 hours

Lowest temp.

71°F

Highest temp.

74°F

Highest wind

2 mph

Pressure

30.06-30.16 inHg

Current Knoxville, Tennessee Conditions by State

Knoxville Closures & Road Blocks Today

No full closures are reported in Knoxville as of Sep 1, 2026 4:15 AM EDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

Knoxville Weather Forecast: Next 6 Days

For Knoxville itself. Each day shows its warmest and coldest hour, and the worst driving conditions forecast anywhere in it — not the average, because the hour that ices a bridge is the one worth knowing about.

  1. Rest of today Sep 1

    95°F 73°F

    Dry

    Wind to 6 mph

  2. Wed Sep 2

    99°F 73°F

    Dry

    Wind to 6 mph

  3. Thu Sep 3

    100°F 75°F

    Dry

    Wind to 10 mph
    0.05 in precipitation

  4. Fri Sep 4

    97°F 73°F

    Dry

    Wind to 6 mph

  5. Sat Sep 5

    99°F 73°F

    Dry

    Wind to 8 mph
    0.06 in precipitation

  6. Sun Sep 6

    95°F 72°F

    Moist

    Wind to 6 mph

Forecast, not a measurement — from the same weather service that draws this page's radar and road colors, model run 8 hours ago. Days run on Eastern time, the clock the pass keeps — not the reader's.

Getting Around Knoxville

  • I-640 bypasses Knoxville for 10.8 miles; I-40 through downtown carries the rest of the ring.

Interstates Through Knoxville

These interstates run within 25 miles of Knoxville, nearest first. The mile is the milepost inside Tennessee, counted the way the state counts it, so it should match the exit numbers.

Knoxville driving weather by the numbers

Place Snow a year Snow days Freezing nights Freeze–thaw days First freeze Last freeze Days over 90°F
Knoxville 6.5" 4.2 67 62.2 Nov 2 Apr 4 31.4

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Tennessee. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Knoxville weather right now

Summaries fetched Aug 31, 2026 12:06 PM UTC

Knoxville, TN weather

  • Current weather conditions in Knoxville, TN indicate that there are active weather impacts related to outdoor activities
  • The forecast maximum feels-like temperature is expected to reach 97°F in about 5 to 6 hours, which poses a low temperature risk
  • At the moment, the temperature is 70°F with a dew point of 69°F and humidity at 96%
  • The wind is calm with speeds at 0 mph coming from the east-northeast at 97°
  • Visibility is good at 9.9 miles under mist and fog conditions
  • There are currently no active alerts for the area.

Knoxville Road Weather FAQ

Are any roads closed in Knoxville right now?
No full closures are reported on I-40 and I-75 around Knoxville. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
What are Knoxville road conditions today?
The map on this page colors the interstates around Knoxville by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 1, 2026 4:15 AM EDT. Right now temperatures run from 71°F to 74°F and the strongest wind is 2 mph.
What is the weather forecast for Knoxville this week?
At the summit, Sep 1 to Sep 6: highs 95-100°F, lows 72-75°F. No snow or ice is forecast on the road in that time. It is a forecast rather than a measurement, and the later days are less certain than the earlier ones.
How often are Knoxville road conditions updated?
The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.

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