Afton, Tennessee Weather
Afton, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Afton, Greene County.
Full aviation weather for Afton is published on the Greeneville Municipal Airport (KGCY) page, 6 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Afton have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Afton: Hawkins County Airport (KRVN) 32 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 43 km · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 43 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 54 km · Morristown Regional Airport (KMOR) 57 km
Conditions reported at KGCY describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Afton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Afton.
About Afton, Tennessee
Afton lies in a green hollow, where the land begins to fold and rise, hinting at the more rugged Appalachian terrain to the east. It lies 6.1 miles north-east of Greene, TN (from Greene, TN: bearing 48°T), and is situated 5.6 miles east-north-east of Greeneville. Here, the sky often stretches wide and pale, particularly in the quiet mornings before the sun fully crests the surrounding hills, casting long, blue shadows across the fields. The air carries the scent of damp earth and growing things, a constant reminder of the fertile soil that defines this place. Roads meander like lazy streams, connecting scattered farmsteads and the modest cluster of buildings that form the heart of Afton. The landscape is a patchwork of verdant pastures and the darker, more shadowed woods that climb the slopes, a place where the natural world still holds a quiet dominion. The history of Afton is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Greene County, a legacy that continues to shape its economy. For generations, the rolling fields have yielded crops, and the livestock that graze them are a familiar sight, their gentle lowing a soft counterpoint to the rustle of leaves. While Afton itself might not boast grand historical monuments, its very existence speaks to the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land, their lives etched into the very character of the place. Small businesses, often family-run, serve the needs of the surrounding countryside, fostering a sense of community that feels both sturdy and unassuming. It is a locality where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of life, and the quiet hum of everyday existence is punctuated by the natural sounds of the countryside.
Live animated radar for Afton and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Afton, Greene County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.193992°N, 82.738763°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37616 |
| Area Code | 731 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Afton, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Afton, Tennessee, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Afton includes coordinates 36.193992°N, 82.738763°W, situated in Greene County. ZIP code 37616. Telephone area code: 731. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
