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TENNESSEE · ROANE COUNTY

Rockwood

5,684 people, 900 ft above sea level in Roane County.

900 ftElevation, city center
5,684People, 2024 estimate
8 sq miLand area
Sunny 45°
Sunny now Dew point 27° · N 6 mph · high 45°
City of Rockwood River Interstate 2 miles
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The Rockwood plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Rockwood

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Rockwood Municipal Airport (KRKW) · 3:55 PM
Sunny
45° Sunny Feels like 41° · high of 45° near 4 PM
WindN 6 mphgusts 16
Humidity49%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure30.18 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 27° · Dry39° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 130.05 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Roane County
NWS Morristown and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:13 AM5:32 PM ↓
10 h 18 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
0
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 29 to 39° More humid: 39° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
45° 30°
0% rain — N 6 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
53° 31°
0% rain — NNE 3 B
MON Nov. 16 Sunny Sunny
55° 32°
0% rain — NE 2 B
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
59° 35°
0% rain — E 5 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 37°
0% rain — NE 5 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 40°
0% rain — E 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 41°
0% rain — NE 5 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Rockwood about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the open Pacific three days ago, and over Ontario a day ago, about 3,490 miles back along its path. It came down from about 15,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the central Plains; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific off the Northwest. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Rockwood stands on

Rockwood’s center stands about 900 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 740 ft to 1,820 ft, a difference of 1,080 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Black Mountain, about 2,850 ft, 12 miles west.

The section below crosses 10 rock units mapped at the surface.

Crab Orchard to Kingston, cut in half

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
1,000 ft1,500 ft2,000 ft2,500 ft ROCKWOOD900 ftBlack Mountain2,850 ftMount Roosevelt2,030 ftLow point740 ftKingston960 ft ← W · Crab OrchardKingston · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 9×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Knox Group, including Newala Formation, Mascot Dolomite, Kingsport Formation, Longview Dolomite, Chepultepec Dolomite, and Copper Ridge Dolomite

Dolostone, limestone. Age: Cambrian to Ordovician, 445 to 542 million years old. About 7 mi of the line.

Crooked Fork Group, including Wartburg Sandstone, Glenmary Shale, Coalfield Sandstone, Burnt Mill Shale, Crossville Sandstone, Dorton Shale

Sandstone, shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Crab Orchard Mountains Group, including Rockcastle Conglomerate, Vandever Formation, Newton Sandstone, Whitwell Shale, and Sewanee Conglomerate

Conglomerate. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Rockcastle Conglomerate

Sandstone, conglomerate. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Nolichucky Shale, and Maryville, Rogersville, and Rutledge Formations, and Pumpkin Valley Shale

Shale. Age: Cambrian, 487 to 542 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Rome Formation

Shale. Age: Cambrian, 487 to 542 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 4 smaller units along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Rockwood’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Rockwood reaches the Gulf of America by way of Black Creek, Whites Creek, the Tennessee, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,570 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Rockwood≈ 1,570 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF ROCKWOOD ≈ 1,570 mi to the Gulf of America Black Creek → Whites Creek → Tennessee → Ohio → Mississippi

Lakes on the way: Guntersville Lake, White Lake (historical), Pickwick Lake and Cummings Lake.

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Rockwood; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Rockwood on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Oak Ridge TN · 23 MI 23 miles east Maryville TN · 40 MI 40 miles east Nashville TN · 120 MI 120 miles west Atlanta GA · 146 MI 146 miles south Lexington-Fayette urban county KY · 150 MI 150 miles north Louisville KY · 167 MI 167 miles north
FORECASTCITY
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TENNESSEE · ROANE

Rockwood

5,684 people, 900 ft above sea level in Roane County.

900 ftElevation
5,684People
8 sq miLand
Sunny 45°
SunnyDew point 27°
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Today in Rockwood

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 45° 0%
7p clear night 36° 0%
10p clear night 33° 0%
1a clear night 32° 0%
4a clear night 32° 0%
7a clear day 31° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Rockwood stands on

Rockwood’s center stands about 900 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 740 ft to 1,820 ft, a difference of 1,080 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Black Mountain, about 2,850 ft, 12 miles west.

Rockwood, west to east Rockwood900 ftBlack Mountain2,850 ftMount Roosevelt2,030 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 18×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center900 ft
Within 3 miles740 to 1,820 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,080 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBlack Mountain, 2,850 ft, 12 mi west
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,570 mito the Gulf of AmericaBlack Creek → Whites Creek → Tennessee → Ohio → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Rockwood reaches the Gulf of America by way of Black Creek, Whites Creek, the Tennessee, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,570 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Guntersville Lake, White Lake (historical), Pickwick Lake and Cummings Lake.

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.