Charleston, Tennessee Weather
Charleston, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Charleston, Bradley County.
Full aviation weather for Charleston is published on the Cleveland Regional Jetport (KRZR) page, 9 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 Charleston 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 Charleston: McMinn County Airport (KMMI) 22 km · Mark Anton Airport (K2A0) 27 km · Collegedale Municipal Airport (KFGU) 36 km · Monroe County Airport (KMNV) 45 km · Martin Campbell Field (K1A3) 48 km
Conditions reported at KRZR describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Charleston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Charleston.
About Charleston, Tennessee
Charleston rests by the wide, slow curve of the Hiwassee River, its banks a blend of cultivated fields and wilder, untamed growth where willows trail their fingers in the current. It lies 8.5 miles north-east of Bradley, TN (from Bradley, TN: bearing 41°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-north-east of Hopewell. The land rises gently, an invitation rather than a command, towards rolling hills that soften the horizon, their slopes a patchwork of dense woodland and sun-drenched pastures. In the humid air, the scent of damp earth mingles with the fainter, sweet perfume of honeysuckle climbing over weathered fences, a smell that clings to the late afternoon light like a second skin. The houses, many of them modest and painted in faded pastels or sensible creams, seem to settle into the landscape as if they grew there, their porches wide enough for a rocker and a quiet contemplation of the day’s slow unfolding. Charleston’s roots run deep, its history tied to the river that has always been its lifeline, a conduit for commerce and connection. Once a vital steamboat landing, the echoes of that bustling past can still be felt in the quiet dignity of its older structures, their brickwork softened by decades of sun and rain. The local economy, while diversified, still carries a strong agricultural hum, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the water, and the promise of fresh produce a constant presence in the small shops downtown. It’s a place where the pace of life allows for conversations to linger on front stoops, and where the changing seasons are marked not just by the calendar, but by the subtle shifts in the quality of the light that falls upon Charleston’s enduring, unpretentious grace.
Live animated radar for Charleston 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 | Charleston, Bradley County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.287295°N, 84.758274°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38069, 37310 |
| Area Code | 901, 615 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Charleston, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Charleston, 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 Charleston includes coordinates 35.287295°N, 84.758274°W, situated in Bradley County. ZIP code 38069, 37310. Telephone area code: 901, 615. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
