Fairmount, Tennessee Weather
Fairmount, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairmount, Sullivan County.
Full aviation weather for Fairmount is published on the Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) page, 17 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 Fairmount 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 Fairmount: Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 24 km · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 24 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 28 km · Johnson County Airport (K6A4) 36 km · Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) 55 km
Conditions reported at KVJI describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairmount specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairmount.
About Fairmount, Tennessee
Fairmount is a quiet corner of Sullivan County, where rolling hills, softened by centuries of weather, give way to the broad, slow-moving waters of the South Holston River. It lies 1.2 miles south-east of Bristol, TN (from Bristol, TN: bearing 125°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-east of Hamilton. The land here is a patchwork quilt of emerald pastures and deep, verdant forests, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn and the meandering lines of fence posts that trace the contours of the terrain. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, languid shadows that stretch across the fields, a golden light that seems to imbue the very air with a gentle, almost palpable peace. The scent of damp earth and pine needles hangs heavy, a comforting perfume that speaks of a place that has long since found its own quiet rhythm. The roots of Fairmount run deep into the agricultural soil of East Tennessee, a heritage evident in the enduring presence of family farms that have been tended for generations. The local economy, while not dominated by any single industry, draws strength from the land and its resources, with a scattering of small businesses serving the needs of the surrounding countryside. While no grand pronouncements of fame or fortune mark its history, Fairmount carries the quiet dignity of a place that has simply endured, a testament to the resilience of those who have called it home. The river, a constant, murmuring presence, has always been a lifeblood, shaping the lives and livelihoods of those who have settled along its banks.
Live animated radar for Fairmount 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 | Fairmount, Sullivan County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.585107°N, 82.170966°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37620, 37377 |
| Area Code | 731, 615 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairmount, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairmount, 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 Fairmount includes coordinates 36.585107°N, 82.170966°W, situated in Sullivan County. ZIP code 37620, 37377. Telephone area code: 731, 615. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
