Monterey, Tennessee Weather
Monterey, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Monterey, Putnam County.
Full aviation weather for Monterey is published on the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport (KSRB) page, 26 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 Monterey 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 Monterey: Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field (KCSV) 27 km · Livingston Municipal Airport (K8A3) 30 km · Jackson County Airport (K1A7) 43 km · Smithville Municipal Airport (K0A3) 52 km · Rockwood Municipal Airport (KRKW) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSRB describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Monterey specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Monterey.
About Monterey, Tennessee
Monterey rests on a gentle rise, a place where the Cumberland Plateau begins its slow, deliberate descent towards the Tennessee Valley. It lies 2.6 miles south-west of Anderson, TN (from Anderson, TN: bearing 227°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-east of Rickman. The land here is a mosaic of rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of mature oak and hickory forests, interspersed with fields that catch the sun. Streams, like silver threads, meander through the valleys, their banks often softened by wild rhododendron and the occasional splash of cardinal flower. Even in the height of summer, a certain coolness seems to linger in the shaded hollows, a whisper of the higher elevations that shape the horizon. The air itself carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a balm to the senses, and as dusk approaches, a soft, diffused light spills across the landscape, turning the distant trees into a hazy, purple silhouette. The roots of Monterey run deep into a history shaped by resourceful folk and the bounty of the land. Originally settled by pioneers drawn by fertile soil and abundant timber, its economy has long been tied to agriculture, with cattle grazing on the pastures and tobacco finding its way to market. Later, the vein of coal beneath the surface brought a different kind of industry, a grittier prosperity that left its mark on the character of the place. While those mining days are largely past, the spirit of hard work and self-reliance endures, evident in the small businesses that line the main thoroughfare and the quiet hum of activity on a weekday morning. Though no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the simple beauty of the natural world, the enduring strength of its people, and the subtle echoes of its past give Monterey a distinct and quiet charm.
Live animated radar for Monterey 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 | Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.147564°N, 85.268302°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38574 |
| Area Code | 423 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monterey, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monterey, 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 Monterey includes coordinates 36.147564°N, 85.268302°W, situated in Putnam County. ZIP code 38574. 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.
