Braden, Tennessee Weather
Braden, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Braden, Union County.
Full aviation weather for Braden is published on the Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) page, 25 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 Braden 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 Braden: Campbell County Airport - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield (KJAU) 27 km · New Tazewell Municipal Airport (K3A2) 28 km · Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (KDKX) 50 km · Williamsburg Whitley County Airport (KBYL) 51 km · Morristown Regional Airport (KMOR) 52 km
Conditions reported at K1A6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Braden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Braden.
About Braden, Tennessee
Braden lies cradled in a fold of Union County, where the rolling hills of East Tennessee begin their ascent toward the Cumberland Plateau. It lies 14.1 miles west-south-west of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 251°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-west of Union. The land here is a rich tapestry of hardwoods and pines, their shadows stretching long and cool across the narrow valleys, and the air often carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles. Small farms, their fields etched into the slopes, dot the landscape, each a quiet testament to generations who have worked this soil. The creeks and streams, fed by the frequent rains, run clear and cold, their murmuring a constant, soothing presence in the quietude of the countryside. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, possesses a soft, diffused quality, bathing the green hills in a gentle, golden light. The history of Braden is inextricably bound to the rich veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a legacy that shaped the lives and livelihoods of its people for decades. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that era remain, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The local economy now leans more toward agriculture and the steady, unhurried pace of rural living, with small businesses serving the needs of the surrounding farms and families. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Braden, but rather a profound sense of place, a deep connection to the land and a quiet resilience that has seen it through changing times. The community is a reflection of its surroundings, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the flow of days, and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants is as steadfast as the ancient hills.
Live animated radar for Braden 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 | Braden, Union County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.417579°N, 83.875473°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37870, 38049 |
| Area Code | 865, 901 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Braden, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Braden, 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 Braden includes coordinates 36.417579°N, 83.875473°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 37870, 38049. Telephone area code: 865, 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.
