Griffith Creek, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Griffith Creek, Marion County.
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Griffith Creek is a place where the Cumberland Plateau begins its slow, deliberate descent toward the Tennessee Valley, a landscape etched by water and time. It lies 20.5 miles west-north-west of Hixson, TN (from Hixson, TN: bearing 299°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-north-west of Whitwell. Here, rolling hills, cloaked in a dense, varied forest, give way to fertile bottomlands that follow the meandering course of the creek. The air often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, especially after a rain, and the light at dusk seems to linger, softening the edges of the trees and casting long shadows across fields that have been tended for generations. This is a region of quietude, where the sounds of nature – the rustle of leaves, the distant call of a bird, the gentle murmur of the creek itself – are the dominant symphony. The history of Griffith Creek is deeply intertwined with the land and its resources, a narrative that speaks of early settlers drawn to its timber and fertile soil. For much of its past, the economy here was shaped by agriculture, with small farms yielding corn, tobacco, and livestock, sustenance wrested from the rich earth. Later, the echoes of industry, particularly coal mining from the nearby plateau, sent ripples through the community, though the creek and its surrounding woodlands have always remained the constant heart of Griffith Creek. Local traditions, passed down through families, often revolve around the changing seasons and the bounty of the land, a quiet resilience that has seen the community through shifts in fortune, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Griffith Creek, Marion County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.283962°N, 85.549968°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37397 |
| Area Code | 615 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Griffith Creek, 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 Griffith Creek includes coordinates 35.283962°N, 85.549968°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 37397. Telephone area code: 615. 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.