Ridgeside, Tennessee Weather
Ridgeside, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Ridgeside, Hamilton County.
Full aviation weather for Ridgeside is published on the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (KCHA) page, 4 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 Ridgeside 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 Ridgeside: Collegedale Municipal Airport (KFGU) 21 km · Marion County Airport - Brown Field (KAPT) 30 km · Barwick Lafayette Airport (K9A5) 38 km · Cleveland Regional Jetport (KRZR) 46 km · Dalton Municipal Airport (KDNN) 49 km
Conditions reported at KCHA describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ridgeside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ridgeside, Tennessee
Ridgeside unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape shaped by the persistent sculpting of water and wind. It lies 3.4 miles east-south-east of Chattanooga, TN (from Chattanooga, TN: bearing 106°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of Hixson. The terrain here is a study in gentle ascents and quiet valleys, where mature oaks and hickories form a verdant canopy, their leaves rustling with the breath of the Cumberland Plateau. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense foliage, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves. The air itself carries a certain clarity, a freshness that speaks of distance from the clamor of larger cities, and the distant murmur of traffic is often lost to the calls of unseen birds. The land seems to hold its breath, a stillness that invites contemplation, a quiet invitation to simply be. This corner of Hamilton County carries the subtle imprint of a history woven into its very terrain, a narrative of agrarian pursuits and the quiet industry of generations. Early settlers found fertile ground here, and the echoes of their labor can still be discerned in the occasional stone wall or the patient endurance of older farmsteads. While the precise nature of its economic evolution remains a matter of local lore and quiet pride, Ridgeside has long been a place where hard work and a connection to the land were paramount. The surrounding natural beauty, a constant, quiet companion, has always been a defining feature, drawing those who seek a life lived at a more deliberate pace, a life where the turning of seasons dictates much of the day's purpose.
Live animated radar for Ridgeside 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 | Ridgeside, Hamilton County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.032574°N, 85.252456°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37411 |
| Area Code | 615 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ridgeside, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ridgeside, 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 Ridgeside includes coordinates 35.032574°N, 85.252456°W, situated in Hamilton County. ZIP code 37411. Telephone area code: 615. 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.
