Decatur, Tennessee Weather
Decatur, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Decatur, Meigs County.
Full aviation weather for Decatur is published on the Mark Anton Airport (K2A0) page, 13 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 Decatur 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 Decatur: McMinn County Airport (KMMI) 24 km · Cleveland Regional Jetport (KRZR) 34 km · Monroe County Airport (KMNV) 37 km · Rockwood Municipal Airport (KRKW) 46 km · Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field (KCSV) 55 km
Conditions reported at K2A0 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Decatur specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Decatur.
About Decatur, Tennessee
Decatur clings to the banks of the Tennessee River, where the land begins its slow, deliberate roll toward the foothills of the Cumberland Plateau. It lies 11.1 miles north-west of McMinn, TN (from McMinn, TN: bearing 314°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-south-west of Scott. The air here carries a damp, earthy richness, a scent of turned soil and the slow exhale of the water. Broadleaf trees, their canopies a dense, humid green in the summer, shed their leaves in a fiery cascade come autumn, painting the slopes that cradle the river bend. The river itself, a broad, indifferent artery, shapes the horizon, its currents a constant murmur beneath the sky. The lifeblood of Decatur has always been tied to this water and the fertile land it nourishes. Historically, steamboats plied these waters, carrying cotton and timber, a testament to an earlier era of commerce. Today, the echoes of that past are subtle, found in the weathered facades of older buildings and the quiet dignity of the local population. Agriculture remains a strong presence, with farms stretching out from the riverbanks, their fields a patchwork of crops that shift with the seasons. There's a certain quiet persistence to Decatur, a sense that its character has been shaped not by grand pronouncements, but by the slow, steady forces of nature and generations of people who have learned to live in harmony with them.
Live animated radar for Decatur 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 | Decatur, Meigs County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.514794°N, 84.790222°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37322 |
| Area Code | 615 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Decatur, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Decatur, 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 Decatur includes coordinates 35.514794°N, 84.790222°W, situated in Meigs County. ZIP code 37322. Telephone area code: 615. 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.
