Putnam, Tennessee Weather
Putnam, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Putnam, Putnam County.
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About Putnam, Tennessee
Putnam breathes a quiet persistence against the rolling hills of Upper Cumberland. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-east of Cookeville, TN (from Cookeville, TN: bearing 147°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north-east of Campbell. The landscape here is a gentle, yet insistent, rise and fall of verdant slopes, cloaked in the deep, shadowed greens of oak and hickory, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that often holds a bruised, dramatic hue before dawn or after sunset. Creeks, like silver threads, meander through the valleys, their banks often softened by a tangle of wild rhododendron and ferns, a cool, damp scent rising from their shaded depths. The air itself carries the clean, earthy perfume of damp soil and pine, a constant reminder of the wildness that still presses in close, even as the town hums with its own quiet life. The roots of Putnam run deep into a history shaped by agriculture and later, by the discovery of minerals that once fueled a different kind of industry. For generations, families here have worked the land, coaxing sustenance from its fertile, though sometimes stubborn, soil. The local economy, while diversified now, still carries the echoes of those earlier days, with a strong emphasis on community and self-reliance. Putnam is a place where the past isn't buried but rather lives in the weathered clapboard of old farmhouses and the stoic gaze of its older residents, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this corner of Tennessee.
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| Location | Putnam, Putnam County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.134602°N, 85.478806°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38506, 38501 |
| Area Code | 423 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Putnam, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Putnam, 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 Putnam includes coordinates 36.134602°N, 85.478806°W, situated in Putnam County. ZIP code 38506, 38501. Telephone area code: 423. 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.
