Piney Flats, Tennessee Weather
Piney Flats, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Piney Flats, Sullivan County.
Full aviation weather for Piney Flats is published on the Johnson City Airport (K0A4) page, 6 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 Piney Flats 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 Piney Flats: Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 11 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 13 km · Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) 38 km · Johnson County Airport (K6A4) 43 km · Greeneville Municipal Airport (KGCY) 52 km
Conditions reported at K0A4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Piney Flats specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Piney Flats.
About Piney Flats, Tennessee
Piney Flats unfolds across a landscape where the rolling hills of East Tennessee begin to soften, hinting at the Appalachian Mountains that stand sentinel in the distance. It lies 5.6 miles south-south-east of Sullivan, TN (from Sullivan, TN: bearing 156°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south-south-west of Hamilton. Here, the Holston River, a broad, silver ribbon, meanders through fertile bottoms, its banks often fringed with the stubborn green of early spring growth even as a late frost might still kiss the air. The sky above Piney Flats often holds a luminous quality, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun, sinking low, casts long shadows that stretch like dark fingers across the fields of corn and pastureland, imbuing the very air with a gentle, golden haze. The land itself feels quietly resilient, a place where the earth breathes a steady, unhurried breath, marked by the sturdy oaks and pines that give Piney Flats its name. The story of Piney Flats is deeply entwined with its agricultural heritage, a legacy evident in the patchwork of farms that still dot the landscape, producing everything from tobacco to livestock. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the seasons and the bounty of the soil, a tradition that has shaped the enduring character of its people. The nearby presence of the South Holston Dam, a significant feat of engineering, speaks to a history of harnessing the river's power, influencing the local economy and providing recreational opportunities that draw visitors to its shores. Beyond the agricultural roots, Piney Flats has also been a place of quiet innovation, with whispers of early scientific endeavors and a strong sense of community that continues to define its distinctive identity.
Live animated radar for Piney Flats 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 | Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.419549°N, 82.304026°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37686, 37699 |
| Area Code | 731 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Piney Flats, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Piney Flats, 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 Piney Flats includes coordinates 36.419549°N, 82.304026°W, situated in Sullivan County. ZIP code 37686, 37699. 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.
