Chapel Hill, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chapel Hill, Henderson County.
Full aviation weather for Chapel Hill is published on the Beech River Regional Airport (KPVE) page, 27 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 Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill: McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (KMKL) 39 km · Humboldt Municipal Airport (KM53) 42 km · Robert Sibley Airport (KSZY) 44 km · Gibson County Airport (KTGC) 50 km · Savannah Hardin County Airport (KSNH) 54 km
Conditions reported at KPVE describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chapel Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chapel Hill.
Chapel Hill lies in a landscape that feels both settled and wild, a place where the rolling hills of western Tennessee begin their slow surrender to the flatter plains. It lies 17.4 miles east-south-east of Lawrence, TN (from Lawrence, TN: bearing 101°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-west of Lexington. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, especially after a summer rain, a fragrance that clings to the dense stands of hardwood trees that cloak the higher ground. Deep ravines, carved by countless seasons of water, offer pockets of cool shade, their stony floors whispering of the constant work of erosion. These slopes, often carpeted with a soft moss, lead down to meandering creeks that, in the low afternoon sun, gleam like ribbons of liquid gold, reflecting the dappled light that filters through the thick canopy. The history of Chapel Hill is tied to the generous soil and the quiet industry of its people, who have long cultivated the land. Farming has shaped the very character of this corner of Henderson County, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching across the gentler slopes, a testament to generations of careful tending. The local economy, though modest, is sustained by this agricultural heritage, supplemented by small businesses that serve the needs of the surrounding farms and families. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring rhythm of planting and harvest, the quiet camaraderie of neighbors, and the enduring beauty of the natural world are the true hallmarks of Chapel Hill.
Live animated radar for Chapel Hill 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.
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| Location | Chapel Hill, Henderson County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.598683°N, 88.486716°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38351, 38345, 38474, 37034 |
| Area Code | 901, 615, 629 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chapel Hill, 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 Chapel Hill includes coordinates 35.598683°N, 88.486716°W, situated in Henderson County. ZIP code 38351, 38345, 38474, 37034. Telephone area code: 901, 615, 629. 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.