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, Sullivan County.
Full aviation weather for Friendship is published on the Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) page, 16 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 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: Johnson County Airport (K6A4) 22 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 24 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 33 km · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 36 km · Ashe County Airport (KGEV) 55 km
Conditions reported at KVJI describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 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 breathes in the rolling embrace of Sullivan County, where the land itself seems to sigh with contentment. It lies 9.9 miles north-north-east of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 21°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west-north-west of Shady Valley. The terrain here is a gentle cascade of rounded hills, cloaked in a verdant tapestry of deciduous trees that paint the landscape in shifting shades of green throughout the year, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets on the breeze. Small creeks, mere silver threads from a distance, meander through the hollows, their banks often softened by a generous growth of wild flora. The air, particularly in the late afternoon as the sun begins its descent, carries a sweet, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil and the faint, lingering scent of woodsmoke from distant hearths. The sky above Friendship is vast, often a canvas of soft blues streaked with clouds that drift with a languid grace, mirroring the unhurried pulse of life in this corner of Tennessee. The roots of Friendship run deep into the rich soil, a testament to the enduring spirit of its early settlers who sought a life of quiet perseverance. Though precise origins are lost to the mists of time, the character of the place speaks of a history tied to the land, where farming and small-scale agricultural endeavors once formed the backbone of its economy. Today, while the echoes of that past remain, the economic landscape has broadened, embracing the opportunities that modern life presents, yet always with a mindful nod to its heritage. The absence of grand monuments is its own kind of distinction; instead, the notable features are the quiet strength of its people, the enduring beauty of its natural surroundings, and the simple, profound sense of belonging that permeates 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Friendship, Sullivan County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.545946°N, 82.016236°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 36.545946°N, 82.016236°W, situated in Sullivan 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.
