Atoka, Tennessee Weather
Atoka, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Atoka, Tipton County.
Full aviation weather for Atoka is published on the Millington-Memphis Airport (KNQA) page, 13 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 Atoka 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 Atoka: Charles W. Baker Airport (K2M8) 23 km · Covington Municipal Airport (KM04) 23 km · Fayette County Airport (KFYE) 43 km · Memphis International Airport (KMEM) 48 km · Blytheville Municipal Airport (KHKA) 56 km
Conditions reported at KNQA describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Atoka specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Atoka.
About Atoka, Tennessee
Atoka, Tennessee, unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where fields of cotton and corn stretch towards a sky that often holds the hazy blush of humid afternoons. It lies 3.0 miles north-east of Tipton, TN (from Tipton, TN: bearing 51°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-east of Millington. The air here, especially in the late spring and summer, hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming honeysuckle, a sweet, heavy perfume that clings to the skin. Ancient oaks and maples, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, punctuate the horizons, offering shade to the quiet byways and the occasional farmhouse. The character of Atoka is one of patient endurance, a place where the land dictates the rhythm of life, and the sun’s slow arc across the heavens marks the passage of days. The history of Atoka is subtly interwoven with the agricultural roots of Tipton County, its economy once deeply tied to the cultivation of cotton, a legacy that shaped its early development and the very shape of its fields. While the demands of modern agriculture have shifted, a connection to the land remains, evident in the enduring presence of family farms and the quiet hum of machinery during harvest seasons. The town itself is a collection of modest homes and businesses, a place where neighbors know each other by name and the pace of life allows for unhurried conversations on front porches. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions, but rather a quiet dignity, a sense of being a steadfast part of the broader Tennessee landscape, where the past is a gentle whisper and the present unfolds with a calm, consistent beat.
Live animated radar for Atoka 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 | Atoka, Tipton County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.441194°N, 89.778138°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38004 |
| Area Code | 901 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Atoka, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Atoka, 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 Atoka includes coordinates 35.441194°N, 89.778138°W, situated in Tipton County. ZIP code 38004. Telephone area code: 901. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
