Elgin, Tennessee Weather
Elgin, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elgin, Scott County.
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About Elgin, Tennessee
Elgin sits in a hollow of the Cumberland Plateau, where the land breaks into a series of rolling hills and narrow valleys. It lies 28.0 miles east of Davidson, TN (from Davidson, TN: bearing 82°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-west of Huntsville. Oak and hickory trees, their bark a rough tapestry of grays and browns, crowd the slopes, their branches interlacing to form a dense canopy that filters the sunlight into shifting patterns on the forest floor. A quiet creek, its water cool and clear, snakes through the lower ground, carving a gentle path between moss-covered stones. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of decaying leaves and the promise of rain. Even in the midday heat, a persistent coolness seems to cling to the shaded ravines, a subtle reminder of the plateau's elevation. The history of Elgin is tied to the land's bounty and the resilience of its people. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and timber, established small farms and logging operations, their lives dictated by the seasons and the demands of the forest. The veins of coal that lie beneath the surface have, at various times, shaped the local economy, bringing periods of boom and bust, leaving behind echoes of industry in abandoned mine shafts and weathered equipment. While agriculture and timber remain a part of Elgin’s livelihood, a sense of quiet persistence defines the everyday rhythm here, a community that holds its history close, much like the ancient trees that stand sentinel over the hills.
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| Location | Elgin, Scott County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.332299°N, 84.60633°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37852, 37732 |
| Area Code | 865 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elgin, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elgin, 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 Elgin includes coordinates 36.332299°N, 84.606330°W, situated in Scott County. ZIP code 37852, 37732. Telephone area code: 865. 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.
