Hartford, Tennessee Weather
Hartford, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hartford, Cocke County.
Full aviation weather for Hartford is published on the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (KGKT) page, 35 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. 4 airfields within reach of Hartford 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 Hartford: Morristown Regional Airport (KMOR) 45 km · Greeneville Municipal Airport (KGCY) 52 km · Jackson County Airport (K24A) 56 km
Conditions reported at KGKT describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hartford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hartford.
About Hartford, Tennessee
Hartford, a quiet enclave, rests where the Great Smoky Mountains begin their westward unfurling. It lies 8.3 miles south of Cocke, TN (from Cocke, TN: bearing 188°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east of Cosby. The land here is a study in greens and grays, a place where the broad shoulders of forested ridges meet the more intimate curves of smaller hills. Streams, born from the higher elevations, carve their way through the terrain, their waters cool and clear, carrying the scent of damp earth and pine needles. The sky, when it opens, is a vast, often dramatic canvas, shifting from the soft blush of dawn to the bruised purples of twilight, painting the slopes in hues that deepen with the day's end. The air itself feels clean, carrying the faintest whisper of distant woodsmoke, a testament to the working landscape that defines this corner of Cocke County. The history of Hartford is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring relationship between its people and the land, a bond forged through generations of farming and logging. For many years, timber was the lifeblood of Hartford, the rhythmic thud of axes and the rumble of trucks a familiar soundtrack to daily life, shaping the very contours of the surrounding forests. While the economy has diversified, a spirit of self-reliance and a deep appreciation for natural resources remain. You can still see the remnants of older ways, in the sturdy farmhouses and the weathered barns that dot the landscape, each a quiet storyteller of the past. The waters of the Pigeon River, a significant artery through the region, have always played a vital role, offering both sustenance and a pathway for commerce in earlier times, and now a place for recreation, reflecting the enduring strength of this community.
Live animated radar for Hartford 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 | Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.816765°N, 83.143207°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37753 |
| Area Code | 865 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hartford, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hartford, 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 Hartford includes coordinates 35.816765°N, 83.143207°W, situated in Cocke County. ZIP code 37753. Telephone area code: 865. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
