Hunter, Tennessee Weather
Hunter, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hunter, Carter County.
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About Hunter, Tennessee
Hunter breathes the air of the Appalachian foothills, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with contentment. It lies 5.2 miles west-south-west of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 237°T), and is situated 3.3 miles east-north-east of Elizabethton. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of deciduous trees, rise and fall with a patient, ancient rhythm, their slopes occasionally broken by the sharp, clean lines of cleared fields. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers, a fragrance that clings to the skin like dew. The sky above often displays a dramatic theatre of clouds, bruised with purples and greys before surrendering to the soft, golden wash of sunset, painting the western horizon with strokes of fire and rose. The quietude of Hunter is profound, a stillness punctuated only by the distant lowing of cattle or the whisper of wind through pine boughs. The history of Hunter is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that shade its lanes, a story woven from the hardy threads of coal mining and the persistent pull of the land. For generations, the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mining carts echoed through these valleys, shaping the very character of the place and its people, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and hard-won independence. Though the era of deep mining has largely receded, the echoes of that industry still linger, a subtle undercurrent in the local economy which now finds its footing in agriculture and small, independent businesses. The Doe River, a constant, shimmering presence, flows through the heart of this region, its cool waters a lifeblood for the farms and a quiet companion to the lives lived along its banks. You can still feel the weight of that past, a palpable presence in the weathered clapboard of old buildings and the steadfast gaze of its inhabitants, a testament to the enduring spirit of Hunter.
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| Location | Hunter, Carter County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.371777°N, 82.15874°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37766, 37643 |
| Area Code | 865, 731 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Hunter includes coordinates 36.371777°N, 82.158740°W, situated in Carter 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. 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.
