Etowah, Tennessee Weather
Etowah, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Etowah, McMinn County.
Full aviation weather for Etowah is published on the McMinn County Airport (KMMI) page, 9 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 Etowah 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 Etowah: Cleveland Regional Jetport (KRZR) 28 km · Monroe County Airport (KMNV) 28 km · Martin Campbell Field (K1A3) 38 km · Mark Anton Airport (K2A0) 41 km · Collegedale Municipal Airport (KFGU) 55 km
Conditions reported at KMMI describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Etowah specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Etowah.
About Etowah, Tennessee
Etowah lies cradled by the gentle, rolling hills of East Tennessee, where the air often carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and pine. It lies 8.9 miles south-east of McMinn, TN (from McMinn, TN: bearing 129°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-south-east of Athens. The landscape here is a study in soft contours, a verdant tapestry woven by meandering streams and cloaked in a dense, whispering forest that seems to breathe with the passing seasons. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in diffused shafts, illuminating patches of moss-covered stone and the quiet, persistent growth of wild flora. The rhythm of Etowah is one of quiet endurance, a place where the changing light dictates the mood of the day, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and fading amber at dusk. The history of Etowah is deeply intertwined with the iron ore that once pulsed through its veins, a legacy still whispered in the echoes of abandoned mining operations and the enduring strength of its people. The local economy, once fueled by the extraction of this mineral wealth, has since diversified, with agriculture and small businesses now forming the backbone of its livelihood, a quiet testament to resilience. The nearby Hiwassee River, a constant presence, offers not just a scenic backdrop but also a historical artery, having served as a vital route for transport and trade throughout Etowah's past. This locality holds a distinct character, a blend of its industrial past and its pastoral present, where the memory of hardship is balanced by the simple, profound beauty of the land.
Live animated radar for Etowah 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 | Etowah, McMinn County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.323406°N, 84.524931°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37331 |
| Area Code | 615 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Etowah, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Etowah, 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 Etowah includes coordinates 35.323406°N, 84.524931°W, situated in McMinn County. ZIP code 37331. 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.
