Hunter, Tennessee Weather
Hunter, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hunter, Campbell County.
Full aviation weather for Hunter is published on the Campbell County Airport - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield (KJAU) page, 4 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 Hunter 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 Hunter: Scott Municipal Airport (KSCX) 41 km · McCreary County Airport (K18I) 43 km · Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) 45 km · Williamsburg Whitley County Airport (KBYL) 48 km · Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (KDKX) 50 km
Conditions reported at KJAU describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hunter specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hunter.
About Hunter, Tennessee
Hunter sits at the edge of a landscape where the Cumberland Plateau begins its slow, wooded descent. It lies 25.4 miles north-north-east of Oak Ridge, TN (from Oak Ridge, TN: bearing 16°T), and is situated 1.8 miles south-west of La Follette. Here, the earth folds and creases, creating a terrain of rolling hills cloaked in a deep, varied forest, predominantly oak and pine, their canopies forming a textured, living roof that shifts with the seasons. Streams, born from the higher ground, thread their way through the valleys, their waters cool and clear, carving shallow beds into the ochre-colored soil. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles, a pervasive perfume that speaks of the wildness still clinging to the edges of settlement. Sunlight filters through the dense foliage, dappling the forest floor in shifting patterns of light and shadow, giving the woods a sense of hushed, ancient contemplation. The history of Hunter is deeply entwined with the region's rich mineral wealth, particularly coal, which once fueled a robust local economy. The echoes of that industrial past can still be felt in the quiet persistence of the place, a resilience forged in the demanding work of the mines. While the larger-scale extraction may have waned, a spirit of self-sufficiency and close-knit community remains, a legacy passed down through generations who understood the land and its offerings. Farming, though often on a smaller, more personal scale, continues to be a vital thread in the fabric of life here, with small plots of corn and gardens yielding their bounty under the expansive Tennessee sky. The very character of Hunter is one of quiet endurance, a place where the natural world remains a powerful presence, shaping the lives and outlook of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Hunter 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 | Hunter, Campbell County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.362301°N, 84.140481°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37766, 37643 |
| Area Code | 865, 731 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hunter, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hunter, 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 Hunter includes coordinates 36.362301°N, 84.140481°W, situated in Campbell County. ZIP code 37766, 37643. Telephone area code: 865, 731. 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.
