Tipton, Tennessee Weather
Tipton, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Tipton, Tipton County.
Full aviation weather for Tipton is published on the Millington-Memphis Airport (KNQA) page, 8 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 Tipton 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 Tipton: Charles W. Baker Airport (K2M8) 18 km · Covington Municipal Airport (KM04) 28 km · Memphis International Airport (KMEM) 44 km · Fayette County Airport (KFYE) 45 km · Blytheville Municipal Airport (KHKA) 59 km
Conditions reported at KNQA describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tipton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Tipton, Tennessee
Tipton breathes a gentle quietude under the vast Tennessee sky, where the land rolls with a soft, persistent grace. It lies 14.8 miles north-north-east of Bartlett, TN (from Bartlett, TN: bearing 12°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-east of Millington. Fields of cotton and corn stretch towards horizons softened by the humid air, the rich, dark soil a constant reminder of the region’s agricultural heart. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like weathered arms, punctuate the landscape, offering dappled shade during the long, warm afternoons. Evenings here descend with a particular hue, the light catching the dust motes rising from unpaved roads and painting the scattered farmhouses in shades of amber and rose, a visual balm after the day’s work. The story of Tipton is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they cultivate. Once a crossroads for those seeking fertile ground, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of its soil, with cotton and soybeans still dominating the agricultural scene. The faint echo of its past can be felt in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of its older homes, structures that have witnessed generations of harvests and the steady hum of rural life. While no single landmark dominates, the collective character of Tipton is its most distinctive feature – a place where time seems to move with the seasons, and the simple act of watching the sun dip below the tree line carries its own profound beauty.
Live animated radar for Tipton 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Tipton, Tipton County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.413695°N, 89.819806°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38004, 38071, 38019 |
| Area Code | 901 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tipton, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tipton, 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 Tipton includes coordinates 35.413695°N, 89.819806°W, situated in Tipton County. ZIP code 38004, 38071, 38019. 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. 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.
