Fall Branch, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fall Branch, Washington County.
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Fall Branch lies in a hollow where the land begins to fold and rise, a place where the sky feels vast and the rolling hills of Washington County hold their breath. It lies 8.3 miles north-west of Washington, TN (from Washington, TN: bearing 315°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-south-west of Kingsport. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a perpetual promise of rain or a sun-baked afternoon. Fields of corn, a deep, rich green in the summer, give way to the somber browns and greys of winter, the terrain a constant ebb and flow of gentle slopes and the sudden, sharp drop of a creek bed. The houses, often weathered wood and simple design, seem to have grown organically from the soil, their porches catching the slant of the afternoon sun like patient listeners. The North Fork Holston River, a silver ribbon in the distance, hums a quiet, ceaseless song, its presence felt more than seen, a cool breath on the warmer days. The history of Fall Branch is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring cycles of the land. This was a place where farming was, and to a degree still is, the heart of its economy, the turning of the soil a ritual passed down through generations. The old general stores, though fewer in number now, still hold the scent of coffee and hardware, remnants of a time when the pace of life was measured by the seasons and the needs of the farm. There's a certain stoicism here, a resilience born of hard winters and the unpredictable bounty of the earth. Though the echoes of coal mining, a significant industry in the broader region, are felt in the very bones of the hills, Fall Branch itself often feels more attuned to the rhythm of the growing season, the quiet hum of tractors in the fields, and the shared stories that unfold on front porches as dusk deepens.
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| Location | Fall Branch, Washington County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.418157°N, 82.623764°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37656 |
| Area Code | 731 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fall Branch, 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 Fall Branch includes coordinates 36.418157°N, 82.623764°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 37656. Telephone area code: 731. 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.