Monterey, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Monterey, Putnam County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.