Cowan, Tennessee Weather
Cowan, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cowan, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Cowan is published on the Winchester Municipal Airport (KBGF) page, 5 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 Cowan 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 Cowan: Franklin County Airport (KUOS) 11 km · Arnold Air Force Base (KAYX) 26 km · Tullahoma Regional Airport William Northern Field (KTHA) 32 km · Stevenson Airport (K7A6) 36 km · Marion County Airport - Brown Field (KAPT) 40 km
Conditions reported at KBGF describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cowan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cowan.
About Cowan, Tennessee
Cowan, Tennessee, rests in a valley carved by ancient waters, where the Cumberland Plateau begins its dramatic descent. It lies 20.4 miles south of Coffee, TN (from Coffee, TN: bearing 173°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-south-east of Winchester. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a subtle perfume clinging to the rugged hillsides that cradle the small community. Farms, some still worked with the steady hand of generations, punctuate the landscape, their fields a patchwork of greens and golds under a sky that can shift from brilliant azure to bruised purple in a matter of hours. The Tennessee Central Railway, a ghost of a bygone industrial boom, still traces its sinuous path through the heart of Cowan, a reminder of the forces that shaped this place. The history of Cowan is deeply entwined with the iron and timber industries that once pulsed through this region. Forged in the days when railroads were the arteries of commerce, Cowan's economy once thrived on the extraction and processing of local resources, a legacy visible in the weathered brick buildings that line its main street. The echoes of that industrious past linger, though the character of Cowan has softened into a quieter, more introspective rhythm. Local traditions, passed down from families who have called this valley home for over a century, still hold sway, evident in the community gatherings and the enduring pride in their Appalachian roots. Even now, as the sun dips below the western ridges, casting long shadows that stretch like a tired sigh across the valley floor, there's a palpable sense of continuity, a feeling that Cowan continues to breathe with a life all its own.
Live animated radar for Cowan 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 | Cowan, Franklin County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.164527°N, 86.010538°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37318 |
| Area Code | 615 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cowan, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cowan, 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 Cowan includes coordinates 35.164527°N, 86.010538°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 37318. Telephone area code: 615. 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.
