Bluff City, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Bluff City, Sullivan County.
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Bluff City rises from the rolling hills of Sullivan County, a place where the verdant embrace of the Appalachian foothills meets the broader sweep of the Holston River. It lies 1.7 miles south of Hamilton, TN (from Hamilton, TN: bearing 179°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east-south-east of Sullivan. The landscape here is a study in gentle slopes and broad, open skies, punctuated by the sinuous curves of the river that serves as a constant, murmuring presence. Mature trees, their branches often draped with the soft gray of Spanish moss in the humid air, stand sentinel over fields that seem to breathe with the slow, steady pulse of the land. The light, especially as dusk gathers, often washes over the terrain in hues of honey and rose, softening the edges of the world and lending a quiet grace to the ordinary. The story of Bluff City is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heritage of the region, a legacy that still whispers in the quiet hum of tractors on distant farms and the scent of freshly cut hay that can drift on the breeze. For generations, the fertile bottomlands along the Holston have sustained a way of life centered on the earth. Later, the inexorable march of industry, particularly the burgeoning railroads and the associated need for resources, brought new energy and a different kind of dynamism to Bluff City. The echoes of that past can still be found in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that lines Main Street, testament to the hardworking hands that built and sustained this community. Today, the pace of life retains a certain unhurried quality, a reflection of the enduring connection to the land and the river that have shaped Bluff City.
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| Location | Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.47427°N, 82.260968°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37618 |
| Area Code | 731 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bluff City, Tennessee, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Bluff City includes coordinates 36.474270°N, 82.260968°W, situated in Sullivan County. ZIP code 37618. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.