Macon, Tennessee Weather
Macon, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Macon, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Macon is published on the Fayette County Airport (KFYE) page, 11 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 Macon 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 Macon: William L. Whitehurst Field (KM08) 41 km · Millington-Memphis Airport (KNQA) 41 km · Charles W. Baker Airport (K2M8) 42 km · Memphis International Airport (KMEM) 46 km · Covington Municipal Airport (KM04) 49 km
Conditions reported at KFYE describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Macon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Macon.
About Macon, Tennessee
Macon rests in a gentle hollow, where the land begins to softly fold and swell, hinting at the broader contours of Fayette County. It lies 2.1 miles north-north-west of Fayette, TN (from Fayette, TN: bearing 335°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-south-west of Warren. Here, the air often carries the sweet, earthy scent of fertile soil, a subtle perfume that clings to the low-slung buildings and the wide, tree-lined streets. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the arthritic fingers of time, cast dappled shadows across lawns that spill into the quiet lanes. The sky above Macon seems to stretch with an almost theatrical expanse, particularly in the twilight hours when the fading sun bleeds a bruised, glorious spectrum of purples and oranges across the horizon, a silent spectacle that stills the day's gentle hum. The heart of Macon beats with a rhythm tied to the land, its history a quiet narrative of agriculture and community. For generations, the rich, dark earth has yielded its bounty, shaping the local economy around the cultivation of crops that define the region. While the landscape itself offers no grand pronouncements, it whispers tales of those who have worked its soil, their lives intertwined with the seasons and the predictable cycles of planting and harvest. The distinctive character of Macon is not found in towering monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people, a quiet resilience reflected in the enduring charm of its modest, well-kept homes and the unhurried pace of daily life.
Live animated radar for Macon 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 | Macon, Fayette County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.153144°N, 89.489798°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38060, 38048, 37110 |
| Area Code | 901, 615 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Macon, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Macon, 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 Macon includes coordinates 35.153144°N, 89.489798°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 38060, 38048, 37110. Telephone area code: 901, 615. 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.
