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, Sumner County.
Full aviation weather for Oakland is published on the Music City Executive Airport (KXNX) page, 7 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: Lebanon Municipal Airport (KM54) 23 km · Portland Municipal Airport (K1M5) 25 km · Lafayette Municipal Airport (K3M7) 29 km · Nashville International Airport (KBNA) 43 km · Smyrna Airport (KMQY) 46 km
Conditions reported at KXNX describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 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 cradled in the rolling hills of Sumner County, where the land breathes a deep, verdant sigh under the Tennessee sky. It lies 5.9 miles east of Gallatin, TN (from Gallatin, TN: bearing 84°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west of Hartsville. The terrain here is a gentle mosaic of cultivated fields and wooded bluffs, the air often carrying the sweet, earthy scent of freshly turned soil after a spring rain. Creek beds, silver ribbons in the sunlight, trace their patient paths through the landscape, feeding into larger waterways that murmur secrets of the land’s enduring grace. The very character of Oakland is etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the quiet perseverance of its natural beauty, a beauty that softens the edges of human endeavor and invites a contemplative pause. The history of Oakland is a thread woven through the agricultural heart of Middle Tennessee, its economy long tied to the bounty of the land. Generations have worked these fertile soils, cultivating crops that have sustained families and shaped the local character. While no singular, grand landmark defines its identity, the enduring spirit of community and self-reliance is palpable, a quiet testament to the resilience of those who have called Oakland home. The rhythm of life here moves with the seasons, a steady, unhurried pace that allows for the appreciation of simple pleasures, like the golden light that spills across the fields at dusk, painting the world in hues of honey and amber.
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, Sumner County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.397825°N, 86.340825°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 36.397825°N, 86.340825°W, situated in Sumner 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.
