Gates, Tennessee Weather
Gates, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gates, Lauderdale County.
Full aviation weather for Gates is published on the Arnold Field (KM31) page, 7 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 Gates 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 Gates: Dyersburg Regional Airport (KDYR) 18 km · Covington Municipal Airport (KM04) 33 km · Blytheville Municipal Airport (KHKA) 40 km · Arkansas International Airport (KBYH) 50 km
Conditions reported at KM31 describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gates specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gates.
About Gates, Tennessee
Gates unfolds across a landscape shaped by gentle slopes and the slow, meandering waters that thread through the countryside. It lies 14.9 miles east-north-east of Lauderdale, TN (from Lauderdale, TN: bearing 75°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-east of Ripley. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a constant reminder of the fertile soil that cradles this corner of Lauderdale County. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze of summer afternoons, paints the fields in broad strokes of gold and emerald, illuminating the quiet industry of cultivation. Oak and hickory trees, ancient sentinels, stand watch over pastures where cattle graze, their shadows stretching long and cool across the land as the day begins its slow descent. The history of Gates is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet endurance of its agricultural roots. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the seasons and the bounty of the land, a tradition that continues to shape its local economy. While larger towns may boast bustling commerce, Gates thrives on a more personal scale, with a deep connection to the farms and small businesses that sustain it. The very character of Gates is one of understated resilience, a place where a handshake still holds weight and the quiet hum of tractors in the distance is a familiar and comforting sound.
Live animated radar for Gates 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 | Gates, Lauderdale County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.838408°N, 89.406184°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38037 |
| Area Code | 901 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gates, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gates, 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 Gates includes coordinates 35.838408°N, 89.406184°W, situated in Lauderdale County. ZIP code 38037. Telephone area code: 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.
