Oakland, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oakland, Washington County.
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Oakland rests in a pocket of Washington County where the land begins to roll in earnest, hinting at the Appalachians not far to the east. It lies 7.1 miles south-west of Washington, TN (from Washington, TN: bearing 234°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west of Jonesborough. Here, the terrain is a gentle, verdant mosaic of cultivated fields and patches of mature woodland, the trees a deep, almost bruised green under the wide Tennessee sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean scent of turned earth and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle clinging to weathered fence posts. Creek beds, often dry in the summer months, trace silver threads across the landscape, their banks thick with sumac and wild violet, promising a rush of water after a good rain. The houses, scattered across this rolling terrain, seem to possess a quiet resilience, their porches wide enough to welcome the slow drift of evening. The history of Oakland is written in the enduring presence of its agricultural roots, a legacy that still shapes the rhythm of daily life. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, supporting families through the cycles of planting and harvest, a tradition that has fostered a deep connection to the seasons and the soil. While the broader economy of Washington County has diversified, Oakland retains a palpable sense of its agrarian past, evident in the occasional weathered barn and the enduring practice of small-scale farming. The local character is one of steady self-reliance, a quiet pride in the land and the enduring community that calls this place home, a place where the past is not a relic but a living current flowing beneath the surface of the present.
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| Location | Oakland, Washington County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.271493°N, 82.620706°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37681, 37087, 38060 |
| Area Code | 615, 629, 901 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 Oakland includes coordinates 36.271493°N, 82.620706°W, situated in Washington 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. 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.