Petersburg, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Petersburg, Hawkins County.
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Petersburg unfolds in a quiet embrace of rolling hills, where the Appalachian foothills begin their gentle ascent. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-west of Hawkins, TN (from Hawkins, TN: bearing 210°T), and is situated 1.8 miles east of Rogersville. The landscape here is a verdant tapestry, stitched with fields of corn and tobacco that catch the sunlight in broad, golden swathes, and fringed by woodlands where oak and hickory stand sentinel. Creeks, like thin silver ribbons, wind their way through the valleys, their banks often softened by a fringe of ferns and the occasional wild rhododendron. The air itself carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of ripening crops and damp earth, especially potent after a summer shower. The houses, mostly modest and well-kept, seem to settle into the terrain as if they have always belonged, their porches offering a quiet invitation to watch the slow procession of clouds across the wide, ever-changing sky. The echoes of Petersburg's past are subtle but persistent, woven into the very character of the place. This is a land shaped by generations of farming, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, and the local economy remains deeply tied to the agricultural bounty of the surrounding land. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the enduring spirit of this community lies in its resilience and its connection to the soil. The old brick buildings downtown, though few, hint at a more bustling past, their facades weathered by sun and wind, each telling a silent story of commerce and community. There is a quiet dignity to Petersburg, a sense that history is not a grand monument, but a gentle current flowing beneath the surface of everyday life, best appreciated by those who take the time to look and listen.
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| Location | Petersburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.411484°N, 82.974053°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37857, 37144 |
| Area Code | 865, 615 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Petersburg, 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 Petersburg includes coordinates 36.411484°N, 82.974053°W, situated in Hawkins County. ZIP code 37857, 37144. Telephone area code: 865, 615. 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.