Clairfield, Tennessee Weather
Clairfield, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clairfield, Claiborne County.
Full aviation weather for Clairfield is published on the Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) page, 20 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 Clairfield 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 Clairfield: Campbell County Airport - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield (KJAU) 31 km · Williamsburg Whitley County Airport (KBYL) 35 km · New Tazewell Municipal Airport (K3A2) 38 km · McCreary County Airport (K18I) 43 km · Scott Municipal Airport (KSCX) 58 km
Conditions reported at K1A6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clairfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clairfield.
About Clairfield, Tennessee
Clairfield rests in the shadowed embrace of the Cumberland Mountains, a place where the land itself seems to breathe a slow, steady rhythm. It lies 18.1 miles west-north-west of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 285°T), and is situated 17.1 miles north-west of Union. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of Appalachian forests, rise and fall like the slumbering forms of ancient giants. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of pine needles and decaying leaves, a fragrance intensified after a passing shower. Sunlight, when it finds its way through the dense canopy, filters down in golden shafts, illuminating patches of moss-covered rock and the occasional shy wildflower pushing its way through the undergrowth. The very shape of the terrain, sculpted by millennia of water and wind, hints at a wilder, untamed past, a stark contrast to the quietude that now pervades this corner of Claiborne County. The history of Clairfield is deeply intertwined with the veins of coal that lie beneath its surface. For generations, the rhythm of life in Clairfield was dictated by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of coal carts, a testament to the hard-won livelihoods extracted from the earth. While the era of large-scale mining has largely receded, the legacy of that industry remains etched into the landscape and the memories of its people, fostering a resilient spirit. Small farms, their fields carved out of the mountainsides, still dot the terrain, producing hardy crops and supporting a way of life that values self-sufficiency. The local economy, though diversified, retains a connection to the land and the enduring traditions of Appalachian living, a quiet strength that defines Clairfield.
Live animated radar for Clairfield 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 | Clairfield, Claiborne County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.55008°N, 83.950201°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37715 |
| Area Code | 865 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clairfield, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clairfield, 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 Clairfield includes coordinates 36.550080°N, 83.950201°W, situated in Claiborne County. ZIP code 37715. 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.
