Colonial Heights, Tennessee Weather
Colonial Heights, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Colonial Heights, Sullivan County.
Full aviation weather for Colonial Heights is published on the Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 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 Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights: Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 22 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 32 km · Hawkins County Airport (KRVN) 34 km · Greeneville Municipal Airport (KGCY) 42 km · Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) 48 km
Conditions reported at KTRI describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Colonial Heights specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Colonial Heights.
About Colonial Heights, Tennessee
Colonial Heights sits where rolling hills begin to give way to the broader embrace of the Appalachian foothills, its landscape a gentle conversation between cultivated fields and the encroaching wild. It lies 5.5 miles south-east of Kingsport, TN (from Kingsport, TN: bearing 143°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west of Sullivan. The air here often carries the clean, sharp scent of pine and damp earth, particularly after a soft rain, and in late afternoon, the western sky can ignite in hues of bruised plum and molten gold, casting long, softened shadows across the residential streets and the scattered pockets of mature oak and maple. The terrain, though not rugged, possesses a subtle undulation that guides the eye and the foot, hinting at the subterranean currents that shaped this corner of Sullivan County. This locality, Colonial Heights, owes its character to a history intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the Holston River valley and the burgeoning industries that followed. Early settlers, drawn by fertile soil and the promise of opportunity, established a foundation rooted in farming and a strong community spirit. While farming remains a thread in the local tapestry, the economy has diversified, with its residents now contributing to a broader regional economic base, often finding work in nearby manufacturing centers or service industries. The presence of well-established educational institutions within the wider vicinity also shapes the intellectual and cultural pulse of Colonial Heights, fostering a sense of ongoing growth and aspiration, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Colonial Heights 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 | Colonial Heights, Sullivan County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.485102°N, 82.503204°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37663 |
| Area Code | 731 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colonial Heights, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colonial Heights, 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 Colonial Heights includes coordinates 36.485102°N, 82.503204°W, situated in Sullivan County. ZIP code 37663. Telephone area code: 731. 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.
