Rocky Top, Tennessee Weather
Rocky Top, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rocky Top, Anderson County.
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About Rocky Top, Tennessee
Rocky Top rises from the Cumberlands, a place where the Appalachian foothills begin their gentle ascent towards loftier peaks. It lies 15.7 miles north-north-east of Oak Ridge, TN (from Oak Ridge, TN: bearing 24°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north of Clinton. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, especially after a rain, a clean, sharp fragrance that seems to scour the lungs. The landscape is a tapestry of rolling hills, cloaked in a dense, varied forest that shifts through hues of emerald and ochre with the passing seasons. Small streams, born from unseen springs, trickle and murmur through the valleys, their waters clear and cool, reflecting the filtered sunlight that breaks through the canopy. The very character of Rocky Top is etched into the quiet persistence of its natural setting, a place that feels both ancient and alive, where the land dictates the pace. The history of Rocky Top is deeply entwined with the extraction of resources, a legacy that still whispers in the wind through the hollows. Coal mining once fueled the economy of this region, shaping its growth and leaving behind a quiet resilience in its people. While the mines have largely fallen silent, the spirit of hard work and self-sufficiency remains, now finding expression in small businesses and a connection to the land that sustains them. The nearby Norris Dam and its reservoir, a monumental feat of engineering from a bygone era, offers a different kind of interaction with water, a vast expanse for recreation that contrasts with the intimate flow of the local creeks. In Rocky Top, the past is not a distant memory but a palpable presence, felt in the sturdy architecture and the enduring traditions of a community shaped by both the bounty and the challenges of its mountain home.
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| Location | Rocky Top, Anderson County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.217857°N, 84.154645°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37769 |
| Area Code | 865 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rocky Top, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rocky Top, 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 Rocky Top includes coordinates 36.217857°N, 84.154645°W, situated in Anderson County. ZIP code 37769. 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.
