McMinn, Tennessee Weather
McMinn, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for McMinn, McMinn County.
Full aviation weather for McMinn is published on the McMinn County Airport (KMMI) page, 8 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 McMinn 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 McMinn: Cleveland Regional Jetport (KRZR) 25 km · Mark Anton Airport (K2A0) 27 km · Monroe County Airport (KMNV) 29 km · Martin Campbell Field (K1A3) 51 km · Collegedale Municipal Airport (KFGU) 52 km
Conditions reported at KMMI describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McMinn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About McMinn, Tennessee
McMinn lies in the embrace of rolling hills, a landscape softened by the gentle passage of time and the persistent green of Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau foothills. It lies 18.7 miles north-east of Bradley, TN (from Bradley, TN: bearing 39°T), and is situated 4.1 miles south-west of Athens. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries the rich, damp scent of fertile earth and the faintest whisper of pine. Farmlands, checkerboarded with corn and tobacco, spread across the undulating terrain, broken by stands of oak and hickory that turn to molten gold and fiery crimson when autumn arrives. The creeks, often little more than silver threads in the summer heat, swell with the rains, their banks lined with sycamores and the occasional, stoic cedar. Life in McMinn moves with a steady current, a rhythm dictated less by the clock and more by the seasons and the needs of the land. The history of McMinn is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a legacy that continues to shape its economy. For generations, tobacco and corn have been the bedrock crops, their cultivation a familiar sight across the sun-drenched fields. While industry has had its moments, the enduring spirit of McMinn remains rooted in the soil, in the quiet persistence of farming families and the small businesses that serve them. The local heritage is evident in the sturdy, old farmhouses and the community churches that dot the landscape, each bearing silent witness to the lives lived here. There's a palpable sense of continuity, a quiet pride in a place that has always been about hard work and the simple, profound beauty of a land well-tended.
Live animated radar for McMinn 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 | McMinn, McMinn County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.403705°N, 84.647912°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37303 |
| Area Code | 615 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McMinn, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McMinn, 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 McMinn includes coordinates 35.403705°N, 84.647912°W, situated in McMinn County. ZIP code 37303. Telephone area code: 615. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
