Claiborne, Tennessee Weather
Claiborne, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Claiborne, Claiborne County.
Full aviation weather for Claiborne is published on the New Tazewell Municipal Airport (K3A2) page, 11 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 Claiborne 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 Claiborne: Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) 17 km · Morristown Regional Airport (KMOR) 41 km · Lee County Airport (K0VG) 42 km · Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport (KI35) 49 km · Campbell County Airport - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield (KJAU) 50 km
Conditions reported at K3A2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Claiborne specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Claiborne.
About Claiborne, Tennessee
Claiborne rests in a valley where the Cumberland Plateau begins its slow, deliberate descent, a landscape sculpted by ancient rivers and the persistent wind. It lies 26.5 miles north-west of Morristown, TN (from Morristown, TN: bearing 315°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-south-east of Middlesborough. The air here carries a persistent dampness, a breath from the surrounding hills that are cloaked in a deep, verdant green for much of the year, their slopes a patchwork of dense forest and cleared fields where cattle graze lazily. The Clinch River, a ribbon of cool, grey water, winds its way through the lower reaches, its banks often fringed with willows that trail their branches like weary dancers. Even on the clearest days, a soft, diffused light seems to filter through the haze that often hangs in the hollows, lending a gentle, almost melancholic beauty to the scene. The roots of Claiborne run deep into a history shaped by both struggle and resilience, its founding tied to the westward expansion and the promise of fertile land. For generations, the local economy has been intrinsically linked to the earth, with farming and logging forming the backbone of its sustenance, the timber industry leaving its mark on the very structure of the older buildings. More recently, the gentle murmur of the Clinch River has been joined by the low hum of industry, though the pace of life in Claiborne retains a measured rhythm, a quiet understanding of seasons and sunlight. The community is a tapestry woven with the stories of families who have weathered generations here, their traditions a subtle undercurrent in the everyday interactions, a shared heritage that gives Claiborne its distinctive character.
Live animated radar for Claiborne 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 | Claiborne, Claiborne County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.483042°N, 83.634843°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37879, 37769 |
| Area Code | 865 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Claiborne, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Claiborne, 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 Claiborne includes coordinates 36.483042°N, 83.634843°W, situated in Claiborne County. ZIP code 37879, 37769. Telephone area code: 865. 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.
