Cottontown, Tennessee Weather
Cottontown, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cottontown, Sumner County.
Full aviation weather for Cottontown is published on the Music City Executive Airport (KXNX) page, 14 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 Cottontown 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 Cottontown: Portland Municipal Airport (K1M5) 17 km · Lebanon Municipal Airport (KM54) 35 km · Springfield Robertson County Airport (KM91) 36 km · Nashville International Airport (KBNA) 38 km · John C Tune Airport (KJWN) 43 km
Conditions reported at KXNX describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cottontown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cottontown.
About Cottontown, Tennessee
Cottontown breathes with the quiet hum of agricultural life, its landscape a gentle sweep of rolling fields that unfurl under a vast Tennessee sky. It lies 2.6 miles west-south-west of Sumner, TN (from Sumner, TN: bearing 237°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north-west of Gallatin. The air here carries the faint, sweet perfume of ripening corn and the earthy scent of turned soil, a testament to the land's enduring fertility. Dusk often paints the western horizon in bruised purples and soft oranges, casting long, languid shadows across the pastures and hinting at the deep stillness that settles upon Cottontown as day surrenders to night. Fences, weathered by countless seasons, trace the boundaries of farms where the land itself seems to whisper tales of sustenance and simple abundance. The roots of Cottontown are deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of Sumner County, its economy historically anchored in the cultivation of crops that thrive in this fertile basin. While cotton once lent its name to this place, the land now yields a broader spectrum of produce, reflecting a steady adaptation to changing times. The rhythm of life in Cottontown is one of patient growth and seasonal change, marked by the quiet industry of its residents. Though no grand monuments draw crowds, a profound sense of place emanates from the very soil, a subtle reminder of generations who have worked this land and found their sustenance here.
Live animated radar for Cottontown 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 | Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.451434°N, 86.53805°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37048, 37066 |
| Area Code | 615, 629 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottontown, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottontown, 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 Cottontown includes coordinates 36.451434°N, 86.538050°W, situated in Sumner County. ZIP code 37048, 37066. Telephone area code: 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.
