Gainesboro, Tennessee Weather
Gainesboro, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gainesboro, Jackson County.
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About Gainesboro, Tennessee
Gainesboro rests in the rolling hills of Jackson County, a quiet sentinel where the Cumberland River, broad and unhurried, begins to widen its embrace before the dam. It lies 15.9 miles north-north-west of Cookeville, TN (from Cookeville, TN: bearing 327°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west-north-west of Dodson Branch. The land here is a study in soft contours, fields of corn and hay yielding to the darker, denser greens of hardwood forests that climb the slopes. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover of this part of Tennessee, has a diffused, almost liquid quality, catching the dust motes dancing in the air above the weathered barns and the occasional glimmer of tin roofs. The air itself often carries the damp scent of rich earth and the faintest hint of woodsmoke, a fragrance that clings to the senses like a memory. This is a place where the echoes of frontier life still resonate, though the ruggedness of the early settlers has been smoothed by generations of cultivation and the steady influence of the river's commerce. Historically, Gainesboro was a vital trading post, its prosperity tied to the steamboats that once navigated these waters, bringing goods and people to and from the wider world. Today, agriculture remains the bedrock of the local economy, with tobacco, corn, and livestock forming the backbone of many family farms. The rhythm of life here is dictated less by the ticking clock and more by the changing seasons and the gentle flow of the Cumberland, a constant presence that shapes the landscape and the lives of its inhabitants.
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| Location | Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.355615°N, 85.658866°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38562 |
| Area Code | 423 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gainesboro, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gainesboro, 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 Gainesboro includes coordinates 36.355615°N, 85.658866°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 38562. Telephone area code: 423. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
