Tiptonville, Tennessee Weather
Tiptonville, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tiptonville, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Tiptonville is published on the Reelfoot Lake Airport (K0M2) page, 16 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 Tiptonville 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 Tiptonville: County Memorial Airport (KEIW) 21 km · Caruthersville Memorial Airport (KM05) 30 km · Gideon Memorial Airport (KM85) 39 km · Steele Municipal Airport (KM12) 47 km · Mississippi County Airport (KCHQ) 52 km
Conditions reported at K0M2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tiptonville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tiptonville.
About Tiptonville, Tennessee
Tiptonville rests at the edge of Reelfoot Lake, a vast expanse of water born from an earthquake long ago. It lies 24.5 miles west-north-west of Crockett, TN (from Crockett, TN: bearing 283°T), and is situated 3.7 miles north-north-east of Lake. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of fertile bottomland, where the air hangs thick with the scent of rich soil and the distant murmur of cicadas. Cypress trees, their knees pushing through the still waters, stand sentinel, their branches draped with Spanish moss that catches the diffused sunlight, creating an ethereal, almost prehistoric atmosphere. The sky above Tiptonville often stretches wide and pale, a canvas for fleeting clouds that drift lazily, mirroring the unhurried cadence of life that unfolds beneath them. The history of Tiptonville is inextricably linked to the dramatic geological event that shaped Reelfoot Lake, a seismic upheaval that altered the very contours of the land and the lives of its inhabitants. This watery world, teeming with migratory birds and freshwater fish, has long been the heart of the local economy, drawing fishermen and hunters who seek the bounty of its depths and shores. The legacy of this natural wonder is palpable, a quiet testament to the enduring power of the earth and the resilience of those who call this place home. The close-knit character of Tiptonville is evident in the shared stories and traditions that echo the lake's own enduring presence.
Live animated radar for Tiptonville 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 | Tiptonville, Lake County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.378398°N, 89.472019°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38079 |
| Area Code | 901 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tiptonville, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tiptonville, 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 Tiptonville includes coordinates 36.378398°N, 89.472019°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 38079. 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.
