Orebank, Tennessee Weather
Orebank, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Orebank, Sullivan County.
Full aviation weather for Orebank is published on the Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 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 Orebank 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 Orebank: Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 26 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 33 km · Hawkins County Airport (KRVN) 39 km · Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) 41 km · Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) 48 km
Conditions reported at KTRI describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Orebank specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Orebank.
About Orebank, Tennessee
Orebank lies in a fold of Sullivan County, where the land, once shaped by ancient geological forces, now offers a gentle embrace to human settlement. It lies 5.2 miles east of Kingsport, TN (from Kingsport, TN: bearing 85°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-north-west of Sullivan. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of deciduous forests that blaze with ochre and crimson in autumn, give way to broader, sun-drenched fields. These fields, often bordered by the weathered grey of split-rail fences, are cut by meandering streams that whisper through the valleys, their waters carrying the cool breath of the Appalachian highlands. The air here carries a particular clarity, a crispness that sharpens the distant views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, their hazy outlines a constant, comforting presence against the vast canvas of the sky. Evenings bring a softened light, the sun dipping low to cast long, ethereal shadows that stretch and distort across the cultivated land, imbuing the landscape with a quiet, almost sacred stillness. The story of Orebank is deeply entwined with the earth it inhabits, its very name a nod to the mineral wealth that once fueled its growth. Coal, the dark heart of this region's past economy, was painstakingly extracted from the hillsides, shaping the lives and livelihoods of generations who worked the seams with unwavering grit. While the era of large-scale mining has largely receded, its legacy persists in the stoic character of the people and the enduring infrastructure that crisscrosses the terrain. Today, the local economy finds its pulse in a blend of agriculture, with farms still dotting the valleys, and a growing diversification into small businesses and skilled trades. The proximity to larger centers of commerce and industry provides a steady hum of activity, yet Orebank retains its distinctive rhythm, a pace dictated by the seasons and the enduring connection to the land, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather integrated into the present, a quiet strength drawn from the very ore that gave it its name.
Live animated radar for Orebank 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.
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| Location | Orebank, Sullivan County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.555658°N, 82.467925°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37664 |
| Area Code | 731 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orebank, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orebank, 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 Orebank includes coordinates 36.555658°N, 82.467925°W, situated in Sullivan County. ZIP code 37664. Telephone area code: 731. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
