Paris, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Paris, Henry County.
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Paris, Tennessee, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle persistence of water and earth, where rolling hills, softened by generations of cultivation, give way to the shimmering expanse of Kentucky Lake. It lies 39.9 miles east of Crockett, TN (from Crockett, TN: bearing 89°T), and is situated 1.5 miles north-west of Hancock. The air here carries the sweet, damp scent of fertile soil and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, low thrum beneath the broad Tennessee sky. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like old men's fingers, stand sentinel over fields of corn and soybeans, their green rows stretching towards horizons that promise nothing more than the slow march of seasons. The light, especially in the late afternoon, spills across the land in a warm, honeyed glow, imbuing even the most ordinary farmhouse with a quiet dignity. This Paris, a place far removed from its European namesake, was carved from the wilderness by hardy settlers drawn to the rich bottomlands and the promise of a life built with their own hands. Its economy, once tethered to agriculture and the bounty of the surrounding forests, now finds new anchors in the recreational allure of Kentucky Lake, drawing fishermen and vacationers to its shores. The legacy of industry can still be glimpsed in the weathered brick of older buildings downtown, a silent testament to the mills and workshops that once defined the town's pulse. While no grand monuments mark its history, the true landmarks of Paris are the enduring spirit of its people and the unhurried rhythm of a community deeply connected to the land it inhabits.
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| Location | Paris, Henry County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.302002°N, 88.326711°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38242 |
| Area Code | 901 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paris, 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 Paris includes coordinates 36.302002°N, 88.326711°W, situated in Henry County. ZIP code 38242. Telephone area code: 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.