South Carthage, Tennessee Weather
South Carthage, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for South Carthage, Smith County.
Full aviation weather for South Carthage is published on the Smithville Municipal Airport (K0A3) page, 31 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 South Carthage 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 South Carthage: Lafayette Municipal Airport (K3M7) 32 km · Jackson County Airport (K1A7) 33 km · Lebanon Municipal Airport (KM54) 33 km · Upper Cumberland Regional Airport (KSRB) 43 km · Music City Executive Airport (KXNX) 44 km
Conditions reported at K0A3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South Carthage specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for South Carthage.
About South Carthage, Tennessee
South Carthage unfolds itself with a quiet grace, a place where the Cumberland River, a broad, musing presence, shapes the very contours of the land. It lies 19.0 miles east of Lebanon, TN (from Lebanon, TN: bearing 83°T), and is situated 0.7 miles south of Carthage. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of summer foliage or the fiery hues of autumn, give way to fertile bottomlands, testament to a long-held partnership with the soil. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and sun-baked grass, a subtle perfume that clings to the senses, especially as the day begins to wane, painting the western sky in shades of apricot and rose. The character of South Carthage is one of gentle persistence, a community that has weathered seasons of change with a steady, unpretentious spirit, its rhythm dictated not by urgency, but by the patient turning of the earth and the flow of the river. The history of South Carthage is deeply entwined with the waterway that defines it, a vital artery for trade and travel since early settlement. Once a bustling hub for steamboats, its economy now leans on the enduring strength of agriculture, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching across the landscape, their stalks rustling like whispered secrets in the breeze. Beyond its agricultural roots, the area has also seen the quiet rise of small industries, contributing to the robust, if understated, economic fabric of South Carthage. The nearby Cordell Hull Dam stands as a modern sentinel, a reminder of the river’s power harnessed for flood control and hydroelectricity, a significant landmark that shapes both the environment and the lives of those who call this stretch of Tennessee home.
Live animated radar for South Carthage 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 | South Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.241999°N, 85.951932°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37030 |
| Area Code | 615, 629 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Carthage, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Carthage, 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 South Carthage includes coordinates 36.241999°N, 85.951932°W, situated in Smith County. ZIP code 37030. Telephone area code: 615, 629. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
