Lake City, Tennessee Weather
Lake City, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake City, Anderson County.
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About Lake City, Tennessee
Lake City unfolds along the Cumberland River, its presence a constant murmur beneath the rolling hills of Anderson County. It lies 15.6 miles north-north-east of Oak Ridge, TN (from Oak Ridge, TN: bearing 23°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north of Clinton. The landscape here is a study in verdant resilience, where the breath of the Appalachian foothills meets the broad sweep of the water. Mature oaks and maples cast dappled shadows across winding roads, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that often holds the bruised, dramatic hues of an approaching storm. The air itself carries a subtle, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil, pine needles, and the distant, sweet scent of honeysuckle in the warmer months, a fragrance that speaks of the land's enduring, unhurried life. This place, Lake City, carries the echoes of a past shaped by industry and a tenacious spirit. Once a vital hub for coal mining, the scars of that era are softened by time and the persistent reclaiming hand of nature, the land breathing anew. The economy has since diversified, finding new life in manufacturing and the quiet hum of local businesses, yet the memory of the mines lingers, a foundational layer beneath the present. The Norris Dam, a monumental feat of engineering, stands as a silent sentinel nearby, its creation having profoundly altered the river's course and the very character of the region, bringing with it opportunities and a new relationship with the water that defines so much of Lake City's identity.
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| Location | Lake City, Anderson County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.218°N, 84.158°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37769 |
| Area Code | 865 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake City, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake City, 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 Lake City includes coordinates 36.218000°N, 84.158000°W, situated in Anderson County. ZIP code 37769. 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. 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.
