Lancaster, Tennessee Weather
Lancaster, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lancaster, Smith County.
Full aviation weather for Lancaster is published on the Smithville Municipal Airport (K0A3) page, 16 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster: Upper Cumberland Regional Airport (KSRB) 30 km · Jackson County Airport (K1A7) 35 km · Lebanon Municipal Airport (KM54) 42 km · Lafayette Municipal Airport (K3M7) 47 km · Warren County Memorial Airport (KRNC) 48 km
Conditions reported at K0A3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lancaster specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lancaster.
About Lancaster, Tennessee
Lancaster lies in a fold of rolling hills, where the earth exhales a scent of damp soil and sun-warmed pine. It lies 18.0 miles north-north-west of Jefferson, TN (from Jefferson, TN: bearing 334°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-east of South Carthage. The landscape here is a gentle layering of green – pastures that swell and recede like slow breaths, punctuated by the darker, more serious green of hardwood forests clinging to the slopes. A quiet creek, sometimes a silver ribbon, sometimes a murmur of stones, threads its way through the valley, catching the buttery light of late afternoon and reflecting the bruised purples of an approaching dusk. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries a clean, almost sweet perfume, a testament to the abundance of wild honeysuckle and the rich loam that underpins everything. The houses, often modest and weathered, seem to settle comfortably into their surroundings, their porches offering a familiar, unpretentious welcome. The story of Lancaster is written not in grand monuments, but in the persistent cultivation of the land and the enduring spirit of its people. This has long been a place where farming forms the backbone of the local economy, with fields of tobacco and corn yielding their bounty to the rhythms of the seasons. Generations have worked this earth, their labor etched into the very character of the place, fostering a deep connection to the cycles of growth and harvest. While the broader economic landscape has shifted, the echoes of that agrarian past remain, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The small businesses that dot the main thoroughfare, from the hardware store to the local diner, serve as vital hubs, their conversations a gentle counterpoint to the rustling leaves and the distant calls of birds.
Live animated radar for Lancaster 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 | Lancaster, Smith County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.127559°N, 85.854152°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38569 |
| Area Code | 423 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lancaster, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lancaster, 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 Lancaster includes coordinates 36.127559°N, 85.854152°W, situated in Smith County. ZIP code 38569. Telephone area code: 423. 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.
