Idlewild, Tennessee Weather
Idlewild, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Idlewild, Maury County.
Full aviation weather for Idlewild is published on the Maury County Airport (KMRC) page, 13 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 Idlewild 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 Idlewild: Ellington Airport (KLUG) 26 km · Centerville Municipal Airport (KGHM) 42 km · Lawrenceburg Lawrence County Airport (K2M2) 47 km · Paul Bridges Field (K0M3) 50 km · Abernathy Field (KGZS) 52 km
Conditions reported at KMRC describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Idlewild specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Idlewild.
About Idlewild, Tennessee
Idlewild rests in a quiet pocket of Maury County, Tennessee, where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent grace. It lies 1.4 miles west-north-west of Columbia, TN (from Columbia, TN: bearing 294°T), and is situated 4.8 miles east of Maury. The fields here are a rich, earthy brown, broken by the darker green of scattered woodlands that climb the low hills. As the sun begins its descent, the light softens, casting long, hazy shadows that deepen the contours of the terrain, and the air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp soil and distant pine. It is a landscape that feels both enduring and unassuming, the kind of place where the quiet hum of cicadas in the humid air is the loudest sound for miles. The history of Idlewild is tied to the land it occupies, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of this region. For generations, the fertile soil has been the primary engine of its livelihood, supporting farming families who have worked these fields and tended to the livestock that graze on the undulating pastures. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this particular stretch of Maury County, the local economy has always been rooted in the earth, a steady, unhurried rhythm dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions here; the character of Idlewild is found in the weathered barns that dot the landscape and the quiet dignity of its residents, a community that has long found its purpose in the enduring cycles of nature.
Live animated radar for Idlewild 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 | Idlewild, Maury County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.623127°N, 87.057228°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38316, 37303, 38109 |
| Area Code | 615, 901 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Idlewild, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Idlewild, 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 Idlewild includes coordinates 35.623127°N, 87.057228°W, situated in Maury County. ZIP code 38316, 37303, 38109. Telephone area code: 615, 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.
