Mercer, Tennessee Weather
Mercer, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mercer, Madison County.
Full aviation weather for Mercer is published on the William L. Whitehurst Field (KM08) page, 29 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. 4 airfields within reach of Mercer 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 Mercer: Fayette County Airport (KFYE) 44 km · Covington Municipal Airport (KM04) 51 km · Arnold Field (KM31) 57 km
Conditions reported at KM08 describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mercer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mercer.
About Mercer, Tennessee
Mercer lies in the gentle embrace of West Tennessee's rolling terrain, where the land exhales a quiet, fertile breath. It lies 15.9 miles south-west of Jackson, TN (from Jackson, TN: bearing 234°T), and is situated 18.4 miles south-west of Lawrence. The sky here often stretches in vast, pale blue expanses, occasionally softened by the hazy warmth of a humid afternoon. Fields of cotton, a shimmering white promise under the sun, give way to stands of mature oak and hickory, their branches reaching like ancient arms towards the heavens. The air itself carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, low thrum that defines the season. Evenings bring a deepening palette of oranges and purples, painting the western horizon with a slow, deliberate beauty that settles over Mercer like a benediction. This corner of Madison County has long been shaped by the earth's bounty, its history intertwined with the cultivation of the land. The local economy, while diversified, still finds its roots in agriculture, with soybeans and corn often sharing the rich, dark soil with the iconic cotton. Generations have worked these fields, their labor a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the people and the place. While Mercer may not boast grand monuments, its character is etched in the weathered barns that dot the landscape and the unassuming grace of its homes, each with a story whispered by the wind rustling through the tall grass. The pace of life here is measured, a gentle ebb and flow dictated by the seasons and the quiet rhythm of community, where neighborly ties remain a vital thread in the fabric of existence.
Live animated radar for Mercer 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.
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| Location | Mercer, Madison County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.479245°N, 89.042286°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38392 |
| Area Code | 901 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mercer, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mercer, 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 Mercer includes coordinates 35.479245°N, 89.042286°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 38392. Telephone area code: 901. 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.
