Jonesborough, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jonesborough, Washington County.
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Jonesborough rests in the embrace of rolling Appalachian foothills, a landscape softened by centuries of cultivation and cloaked in the verdant hues of Tennessee’s humid summers. It lies 3.6 miles south-east of Washington, TN (from Washington, TN: bearing 136°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west of Johnson City. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas, hinting at the fertile soil that defines this corner of Washington County. Farms, with their weathered barns and fields of corn and soybeans, climb the gentle slopes, their patterns a testament to the enduring agricultural heart of the region, while the sky above often stretches in broad, cloud-streaked expanses, particularly striking when the sun begins its descent, casting a warm, honeyed light across the scene. Jonesborough, Tennessee’s oldest town, carries its history not as a burden, but as a quiet companion to its present. Established in 1779, it was once the capital of the short-lived State of Franklin, a frontier spirit that still seems to linger in the sturdy brick and clapboard architecture lining its historic Main Street. Today, its economy is a blend of tourism drawn to its preserved past and the continued bounty of the surrounding farmland, with local artisans and small businesses contributing to a distinctively independent character. The town’s proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park also draws visitors, but it is the intimate, walkable core of Jonesborough itself, with its antique shops, charming cafes, and the palpable sense of a community deeply rooted in its origins, that truly defines its unique appeal.
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| Location | Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.294272°N, 82.473479°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37659 |
| Area Code | 731 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jonesborough, 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 Jonesborough includes coordinates 36.294272°N, 82.473479°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 37659. Telephone area code: 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.