Roan Mountain, Tennessee Weather
Roan Mountain, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Roan Mountain, Carter County.
Full aviation weather for Roan Mountain is published on the Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) page, 22 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 Roan Mountain 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 Roan Mountain: Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 28 km · Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) 29 km · Johnson County Airport (K6A4) 33 km · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 43 km · Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) 55 km
Conditions reported at K0A9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Roan Mountain specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Roan Mountain.
About Roan Mountain, Tennessee
Roan Mountain rises like a weathered sentinel, its broad shoulders draped in the deep green of spruce and fir, a place where the air itself seems to hold a quiet, ancient wisdom. It lies 15.0 miles south of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 178°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-east of Hampton. The landscape here is a study in verticality and sweeping vistas, the slopes of the mountain a patchwork of dense forest, open balds carpeted in wild grasses, and rugged outcrops that speak of deep geological time. In the hollows and along the lower flanks, the land softens into rolling hills, laced with the silver threads of streams that tumble from the heights, their murmur a constant, soothing counterpoint to the rustling of leaves and the distant cry of a hawk. The history of Roan Mountain is as layered as its terrain, a story told in the echoes of Cherokee trails and the hardy settlements that followed. For generations, this land sustained a life tied to the bounty of the forest and the soil, with logging and small-scale farming forming the backbone of its economy. More recently, the allure of the mountain's natural beauty has drawn visitors, transforming parts of the economy towards tourism, particularly around the famed rhododendron blooms that paint the slopes in vibrant hues each summer. The very character of Roan Mountain is shaped by this enduring connection to the land, a place where the pace of life moves with the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons.
Live animated radar for Roan Mountain 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 | Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.19623°N, 82.0704°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37687 |
| Area Code | 731 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Roan Mountain, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Roan Mountain, 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 Roan Mountain includes coordinates 36.196230°N, 82.070400°W, situated in Carter County. ZIP code 37687. 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.
