Powder Springs, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Powder Springs, Grainger County.
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Powder Springs lies cradled by the undulating hills of Grainger County, a landscape painted in broad strokes of verdant pasture and deep, shadowed woodlands. It lies 16.0 miles south of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 187°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west-south-west of Grainger. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, soft shadows across the rolling terrain. The scattered farmsteads, with their weathered barns and fields yielding the bounty of the Tennessee soil, speak of generations who have worked this land. A quiet murmur of water, perhaps a hidden creek or the distant whisper of a larger stream, is a constant, subtle companion to the rustling leaves and the occasional call of a hawk circling in the vast, open sky. The history of Powder Springs is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that dot its hillsides. Once a vital crossroads, the area’s economy has long been tied to the land, with farming remaining a cornerstone of its character. Evidence of past endeavors can still be found, whispers of a time when the local economy might have been shaped by different industries, though the present rhythm of Powder Springs is one of gentle, agrarian persistence. The distinctive charm of Powder Springs lies not in grand monuments, but in the quiet dignity of its enduring rural life, a testament to the resilience and simplicity of its people who continue to cultivate the land and maintain a connection to the natural world that has defined this corner of Tennessee for so long.
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| Location | Powder Springs, Grainger County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.253694°N, 83.669628°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37888, 37848 |
| Area Code | 865 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Powder Springs, 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 Powder Springs includes coordinates 36.253694°N, 83.669628°W, situated in Grainger County. ZIP code 37888, 37848. Telephone area code: 865. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.