Big Sandy, Tennessee Weather
Big Sandy, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Sandy, Benton County.
Full aviation weather for Big Sandy is published on the Houston County Airport (KM93) page, 18 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 Big Sandy 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 Big Sandy: Benton County Airport (K0M4) 25 km · Henry County Airport (KPHT) 29 km · Humphreys County Airport (K0M5) 34 km · Carroll County Airport (KHZD) 38 km · Murray-Calloway County Airport Kyle-Oakley Field (KCEY) 54 km
Conditions reported at KM93 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Big Sandy specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Big Sandy.
About Big Sandy, Tennessee
Big Sandy is a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath, a quiet expanse of rolling terrain that slopes gently toward the waters that give it its name. It lies 36.9 miles west of Marion, TN (from Marion, TN: bearing 260°T), and is situated 14.8 miles west-south-west of Stewart. Here, the air carries the scent of sun-warmed earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening crops, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at the core of this locality. The landscape is a subtle masterpiece of greens and golds, especially in late afternoon when the sun, beginning its descent, casts long, languid shadows that stretch across pastures and fields, imbuing the very soil with a palpable warmth. The houses, scattered across the countryside, seem to settle into the land, their porches offering a welcome to a slower, more deliberate way of life, a stark contrast to the clamor of distant cities. The history of Big Sandy is tied to the fertile soil and the waterways that have sustained its people for generations. Originally settled by those drawn to the rich alluvial plains, the economy here has long been rooted in agriculture, with cotton and corn once dominating the landscape and shaping the lives of its inhabitants. While the agricultural footprint remains, the economic currents have diversified, with small businesses and local industries now contributing to the steady hum of activity. There's a quiet pride in the heritage of Big Sandy, a sense of resilience passed down through families who have worked this land, and a distinctive character that emerges from the shared stories and traditions of a place that understands the value of patience and perseverance.
Live animated radar for Big Sandy 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 | Big Sandy, Benton County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.234779°N, 88.085315°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37690, 38221 |
| Area Code | 731, 901 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Sandy, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Sandy, 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 Big Sandy includes coordinates 36.234779°N, 88.085315°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 37690, 38221. Telephone area code: 731, 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.
