Prospect, Tennessee Weather
Prospect, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Prospect, McMinn County.
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About Prospect, Tennessee
Prospect unfolds across a landscape where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of deciduous forests, begin their gentle descent towards the broader valleys of East Tennessee. It lies 13.1 miles east of McMinn, TN (from McMinn, TN: bearing 101°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east-north-east of Etowah. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, especially after a rain, and the light at dusk can paint the western sky in hues of bruised purple and soft apricot, a quiet benediction over the scattered farmsteads and the clustered homes. The terrain itself suggests a history of patient cultivation, with fields carved out of the woodland, their boundaries softened by the passage of seasons and the slow encroachment of wild growth. The soundscape is dominated by the murmur of wind through the trees and the distant hum of traffic on larger thoroughfares, a constant reminder of the world beyond this tranquil pocket of McMinn County. The story of Prospect is one of agrarian roots and the enduring spirit of those who worked this land. Its economy, historically tied to the bounty of the soil, still sees the quiet industry of farming, with cattle grazing on pasturelands and crops like corn and soybeans marking the agricultural calendar. Though modern conveniences have reached this corner of Tennessee, a palpable sense of continuity remains, a nod to the generations who built their lives here. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Prospect; its distinction lies in its unassuming character, the unhurried pace of daily life, and the deep-seated connection between the people and the land they inhabit. The very simplicity of Prospect is its most profound feature, a place that asks for little and offers a quiet, grounded existence.
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| Location | Prospect, McMinn County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.367575°N, 84.419648°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37774, 38320, 37329, 38477 |
| Area Code | 615, 901 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prospect, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prospect, 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 Prospect includes coordinates 35.367575°N, 84.419648°W, situated in McMinn County. ZIP code 37774, 38320, 37329, 38477. Telephone area code: 615, 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.
