Oakland, Tennessee Weather
Oakland, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oakland, Grainger County.
Full aviation weather for Oakland is published on the Morristown Regional Airport (KMOR) page, 10 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 Oakland 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 Oakland: New Tazewell Municipal Airport (K3A2) 26 km · Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (KGKT) 36 km · Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (KDKX) 42 km · Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) 53 km · Lee County Airport (K0VG) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMOR describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oakland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oakland.
About Oakland, Tennessee
Oakland lies in a valley cradled by the gentle, rolling hills of Grainger County, where the Appalachian foothills begin their subtle ascent. It lies 11.2 miles west of Hamblen, TN (from Hamblen, TN: bearing 260°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-south-east of Grainger. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, especially after a rain, and the late afternoon sun, when it breaks through the persistent haze, casts a warm, honeyed glow across the modest farms and clusters of homes. Mature oak trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, line the few main roads, offering a dappled shade that softens the edges of the day. The land itself, a rich, dark loam, promises fertility, coaxing forth tenacious green shoots from its generous bosom. The history of Oakland is closely tied to the fertile ground it occupies, a place where generations have found sustenance and a quiet livelihood. Early settlers were drawn to the rich soil and the availability of timber, establishing farms that remain the backbone of the local economy. While larger industries have largely bypassed this corner of Grainger County, a hardy spirit of self-reliance endures. There’s a strong sense of continuity, a quiet understanding that life here moves to a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the enduring values of neighborliness, a feeling amplified by the way evening light lingers on the weathered barns and the slow procession of pickup trucks heading home.
Live animated radar for Oakland 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 | Oakland, Grainger County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.177866°N, 83.491565°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37681, 37087, 38060 |
| Area Code | 615, 629, 901 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakland, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakland, 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 Oakland includes coordinates 36.177866°N, 83.491565°W, situated in Grainger County. ZIP code 37681, 37087, 38060. Telephone area code: 615, 629, 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.
