Friendship, Tennessee Weather
Friendship, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Friendship, Bledsoe County.
Full aviation weather for Friendship is published on the Mark Anton Airport (K2A0) page, 18 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. 5 airfields within reach of Friendship 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 Friendship: Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field (KCSV) 38 km · Rockwood Municipal Airport (KRKW) 49 km · Cleveland Regional Jetport (KRZR) 50 km · McMinn County Airport (KMMI) 52 km
Conditions reported at K2A0 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Friendship specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Friendship.
About Friendship, Tennessee
Friendship, Tennessee, breathes the quietude of the Cumberland Plateau's embrace, where rolling hills, cloaked in dense hardwood forests, descend into shadowed hollows. It lies 5.0 miles west-north-west of Rhea, TN (from Rhea, TN: bearing 283°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-north-west of Dayton. The air here carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a fragrance amplified by the frequent mists that drift through the valleys, softening the sharp edges of the landscape. Sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating patches of mossy ground and the occasional clearing where humble homes and weathered barns punctuate the verdant expanse. The terrain itself is a study in patient erosion, the land sculpted by countless seasons into a gentle, yet rugged, character that defines the very essence of Friendship. The story of Friendship is one of quiet resilience, its roots entwined with the agricultural traditions of Bledsoe County. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, from corn and tobacco to livestock, forming the backbone of the local economy, a steady rhythm passed down through families. While larger industries have largely bypassed this corner of Tennessee, a spirit of self-reliance and neighborly cooperation has flourished, a distinctive cultural thread that binds its inhabitants. The occasional hum of a tractor or the distant bark of a hound are the dominant sounds, underscoring a pace of life that allows for contemplation and a deep connection to the natural world that surrounds Friendship.
Live animated radar for Friendship 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 | Friendship, Bledsoe County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.609513°N, 85.068012°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37881, 37620, 38034 |
| Area Code | 731, 901 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Friendship, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Friendship, 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 Friendship includes coordinates 35.609513°N, 85.068012°W, situated in Bledsoe County. ZIP code 37881, 37620, 38034. Telephone area code: 731, 901. 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.
