Ducktown, Tennessee Weather
Ducktown, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ducktown, Polk County.
Full aviation weather for Ducktown is published on the Martin Campbell Field (K1A3) page, 4 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 Ducktown 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 Ducktown: Blairsville Airport (KDZJ) 40 km · Cleveland Regional Jetport (KRZR) 43 km · McMinn County Airport (KMMI) 43 km · Gilmer County Airport (K49A) 47 km · Western Carolina Regional Airport (KRHP) 50 km
Conditions reported at K1A3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ducktown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ducktown.
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.
Live animated radar for Ducktown 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
