Bolivar, Tennessee Weather
Bolivar, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bolivar, Hardeman County.
Full aviation weather for Bolivar is published on the William L. Whitehurst Field (KM08) page, 7 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 Bolivar 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 Bolivar: Fayette County Airport (KFYE) 37 km · McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (KMKL) 39 km · Robert Sibley Airport (KSZY) 45 km · Roscoe Turner Airport (KCRX) 52 km · Ripley Airport (K25M) 59 km
Conditions reported at KM08 describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bolivar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bolivar.
About Bolivar, Tennessee
Bolivar unfolds across a landscape softened by the passage of time, where the rolling hills of West Tennessee begin to yield their secrets. It lies 9.4 miles north of Hardeman, TN (from Hardeman, TN: bearing 10°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-north-east of Van Buren. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and sun-baked pine needles, a characteristic perfume of the region. Wide fields, stitched with the emerald green of summer crops and the ochre of maturing grain, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by stands of hardwood trees that offer dappled shade. The roads that wind through Bolivar are often lined with dogwood and redbud, their blossoms a fleeting blush in spring, fading into the deep, verdant hues of summer. The sky above, vast and often a luminous pale blue, can, at dusk, bleed into spectacular shades of orange and rose, painting the quiet countryside with a fleeting, ethereal light. The history of Bolivar is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that grace its outskirts, a narrative interwoven with the agricultural bounty of the surrounding land. For generations, cotton and corn have been the lifeblood of this place, their cultivation shaping the very contours of the terrain and the rhythm of daily life. The echoes of its past can still be felt in the sturdy, often brick-built structures that line its modest commercial streets, a testament to a sturdy, enduring spirit. While the economy has diversified, the connection to the land remains palpable, a quiet understanding that underpins the character of Bolivar. The community’s heritage is not a thing of grand monuments, but rather a gentle persistence, a continuity that can be observed in the way neighbors greet each other on the street and in the enduring traditions that still hold sway.
Live animated radar for Bolivar 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 | Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.256194°N, 88.987839°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38008 |
| Area Code | 901 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bolivar, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bolivar, 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 Bolivar includes coordinates 35.256194°N, 88.987839°W, situated in Hardeman County. ZIP code 38008. 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.
