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, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for Big Sandy is published on the Greeneville Municipal Airport (KGCY) page, 24 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. 5 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: Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 24 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 26 km · Hawkins County Airport (KRVN) 31 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 38 km
Conditions reported at KGCY describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 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 unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills and fertile hollows, where the earth breathes a quiet, earthy scent after a summer rain. It lies 4.1 miles west-south-west of Washington, TN (from Washington, TN: bearing 247°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west of Jonesborough. The terrain here is a gentle sculpting of the Appalachian foothills, a place where the trees, predominantly oak and pine, climb the slopes with a steadfastness that suggests an ancient pact with the land. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, filters through the canopy in long, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes that dance in the still air and lending a soft luminescence to the weathered barns and scattered farmsteads. The very feel of the air is one of hushed anticipation, as if the land itself holds its breath before the evening chorus of cicadas begins. The history of Big Sandy is tied to the enduring spirit of its people and the bounty of the land, a story told in the sturdy brick of its older buildings and the quiet perseverance of its agricultural roots. For generations, the economy here has drawn strength from the soil, with farming forming the bedrock of life, producing crops that reflect the seasons and the hard work of those who tend them. While not a place of grand monuments or bustling industry, Big Sandy carries a distinct character, a groundedness that comes from a deep connection to place and a tradition of self-reliance. The presence of the nearby rivers, their waters a constant murmur, has shaped its development, offering both sustenance and a pathway for the slow ebb and flow of life through the years.
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, Washington County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.308715°N, 82.587094°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 36.308715°N, 82.587094°W, situated in Washington 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.
