Ducktown, Tennessee Weather
Ducktown, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ducktown, Polk County.
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About Ducktown, Tennessee
Ducktown lies cradled by the undulating Appalachian foothills, a place where the forests cling to steep slopes and the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 28.9 miles east-south-east of Bradley, TN (from Bradley, TN: bearing 112°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north of Epworth. The Ocoee River, a ribbon of jade, rushes past with a persistent murmur, its banks a rugged embrace of moss-covered stones and tenacious wildflowers. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, often falls in slanting shafts, illuminating the emerald hues of the surrounding woods and lending a soft glow to the weathered facades of the few buildings that comprise Ducktown. This is a landscape that feels ancient, shaped by the slow, inexorable hand of water and time, where the very ground seems to breathe with a quiet, green vitality. The history of Ducktown is inextricably linked to the rich mineral veins that once pulsed beneath its soil, a legacy of copper mining that defined its early existence and shaped its character. For decades, the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts echoed through the valleys, drawing a hardy populace and fueling a vibrant, if often arduous, economy. Though the mines have long since ceased their operations, the spirit of that industrious past lingers, a reminder of the resilience and determination of the people who called Ducktown home. Today, the Ocoee River, once a source of power for the mines, now draws visitors for its exhilarating whitewater rapids, offering a different kind of thrill and a new economic pulse to this enduring corner of Polk County.
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| Location | Ducktown, Polk County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.035913°N, 84.382701°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37326, 37681, 37317 |
| Area Code | 731, 615 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ducktown, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ducktown, Tennessee, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Ducktown includes coordinates 35.035913°N, 84.382701°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 37326, 37681, 37317. Telephone area code: 731, 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
