Bedford, Tennessee Weather
Bedford, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Bedford, Bedford County.
Full aviation weather for Bedford is published on the Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KSYI) page, 16 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 Bedford 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 Bedford: Ellington Airport (KLUG) 21 km · Tullahoma Regional Airport William Northern Field (KTHA) 31 km · Arnold Air Force Base (KAYX) 45 km · Fayetteville Municipal Airport (KFYM) 45 km · City of Murfreesboro Airport (KMBT) 49 km
Conditions reported at KSYI describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bedford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Bedford, Tennessee
Bedford unfolds across a landscape where rolling hills, softened by centuries of cultivation, meet the gentle sweep of the Duck River. It lies 28.0 miles east-south-east of Columbia, TN (from Columbia, TN: bearing 112°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-south-west of Shelbyville. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a humid sweetness, a blend of ripening corn and the damp earth that nourishes it. Broadleaf trees, their canopies a verdant promise against the vast Tennessee sky, punctuate the fields, offering cool, dappled shade. The character of Bedford is one of quiet resilience, of lives lived in concert with the seasons, where the sun’s arc across the heavens dictates the pulse of the day. Even the sidewalks, worn smooth by generations of footsteps, seem to hold the echoes of simpler times, a comfortable familiarity that settles deep. This is a place where history whispers from the old brick buildings lining the courthouse square, a testament to the enduring spirit of its founders who, in the early 19th century, envisioned a thriving agricultural hub. The local economy, once heavily reliant on cotton and tobacco, has gracefully diversified, though the fertile soil still yields its bounty in corn, soybeans, and cattle. The presence of the Duck River, a ribbon of life through the county, has always been central, a source of water, transport, and sometimes, a quiet contemplative space. Bedford carries the legacy of those who came before, their stories woven into the very fabric of the land, a subtle yet persistent reminder of the deep roots that anchor this community.
Live animated radar for Bedford 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 | Bedford, Bedford County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.463684°N, 86.573607°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37160 |
| Area Code | 615 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bedford, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bedford, 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 Bedford includes coordinates 35.463684°N, 86.573607°W, situated in Bedford County. ZIP code 37160. Telephone area code: 615. 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.
