Fall · September 8, 2026

Knoxville, Tennessee

Appalachian Highlands·Hardiness zone 8a

Right now

31°C / 88°F

Clear · wind 2 km/h · 46% RH

Soil (6 cm)

25°C / 77°F

Warm-season seeds go

Hardiness zone

8a

est. from 10-yr extreme low -12°C

Frost window

Apr 9 – Nov 6

~211 frost-free days · first frost in ~59 days

Sun

07:12 – 19:52

sunrise – sunset today

Moon

Waning Crescent

9% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26

7-day forecast

America/New_York

Tue

Overcast

31° / 20°

dry

Wed

Overcast

34° / 19°

dry

Thu

Drizzle

34° / 20°

0.4 mm

Fri

Showers

35° / 20°

5.3 mm

Sat

Showers

26° / 20°

5.3 mm

Sun

Showers

31° / 20°

5.9 mm

Mon

Overcast

34° / 20°

dry

Writing your field guide — reading the forecast, the moon and the map…

Your ecological region

Appalachian Highlands

The oldest mountains on the continent and the most diverse temperate forest: coves, ridges and cold headwater streams.

Regional guide →

Your hardiness zone

Zone 8a

Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -12°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.

Zone guide →

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