Sunbright, Tennessee Weather
Sunbright, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sunbright, Morgan County.
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About Sunbright, Tennessee
Sunbright rests in a hollow, cradled by hills that rise with a quiet, persistent grace, their slopes cloaked in a tapestry of oak and pine that shifts from emerald in summer to a fiery bronze in autumn. It lies 24.4 miles east of Davidson, TN (from Davidson, TN: bearing 95°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north of Morgan. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the mingled scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a fragrance that seems to cling to everything, softening the edges of the day as the sun dips low, casting long, painterly shadows across the modest fields and the winding, unpaved lanes. A gentle murmur, the sound of a nearby creek, is a constant companion, a liquid whisper that weaves through the stillness, a sound that feels as old as the hills themselves, a testament to the slow, deliberate pulse of life in Sunbright. The history of this place is etched into the very bones of the land, a legacy tied to the deep veins of coal that once pulsed beneath the surface, fueling a boom that brought families and a sense of purpose to this remote corner of Morgan County. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their echo remains, a reminder of a time when the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts were the dominant soundtrack to life. Today, the economy of Sunbright leans more towards the quiet persistence of agriculture, with small farms dotting the landscape, their fields yielding corn and hay, and a scattering of local businesses that serve the needs of a close-knit community. The people of Sunbright possess a resilient spirit, shaped by the land and its history, a quiet pride in their heritage and a deep connection to the rhythms of the natural world that surrounds them.
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| Location | Sunbright, Morgan County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.243409°N, 84.669944°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37872 |
| Area Code | 865 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunbright, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunbright, 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 Sunbright includes coordinates 36.243409°N, 84.669944°W, situated in Morgan County. ZIP code 37872. 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.
