Samburg, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Samburg, Obion County.
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Samburg rests upon a low, flat expanse where the Mississippi River’s broad, muddy breath is a constant presence, shaping the very air. It lies 18.3 miles west-north-west of Crockett, TN (from Crockett, TN: bearing 288°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-north-east of Lake. The land here is a deep, fertile loam, yielding to the insistent sun and the generous rains of the South, its fields stretching out like a rumpled quilt of green and gold under a sky that often seems impossibly vast. The character of Samburg is as unhurried as the river’s flow, a place where the days unfurl with a quiet deliberateness, marked by the distant hum of cicadas and the occasional lowing of cattle. The trees, mostly cottonwoods and willows, stand sentinel along the watery edges, their leaves catching the light in a thousand shimmering facets, creating a soft, ever-shifting mosaic. The history of Samburg is inextricably bound to the great river that defines its existence, a place where steamboats once plied the waters and commerce flowed with a different kind of urgency. For generations, the economy here has been anchored in the bounty of the soil, with agriculture—corn, soybeans, and cotton—forming the bedrock of livelihoods, a cycle that has persisted through changing times. This quiet corner of Obion County, though small, holds a distinct charm, a palpable sense of continuity that whispers from its weathered structures and the enduring spirit of its people. The nearby Reelfoot Lake, born of a dramatic earthquake centuries ago, adds another layer to the region's natural and historical tapestry, offering a sanctuary for wildlife and a source of local legend.
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| Location | Samburg, Obion County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.380899°N, 89.354794°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38232, 38254 |
| Area Code | 901 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Samburg, 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 Samburg includes coordinates 36.380899°N, 89.354794°W, situated in Obion County. ZIP code 38232, 38254. Telephone area code: 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.