Trade, Tennessee Weather
Trade, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Trade, Johnson County.
Full aviation weather for Trade is published on the Johnson County Airport (K6A4) page, 10 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 Trade 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 Trade: Ashe County Airport (KGEV) 31 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 38 km · Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) 46 km · Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) 50 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 50 km
Conditions reported at K6A4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Trade specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Trade.
About Trade, Tennessee
Trade lies in a fold of the Appalachian Mountains, where the land rises in a series of forested ridges and hollows, a place where the air often carries the damp, earthy scent of pine needles and decaying leaves. It lies 19.1 miles east-south-east of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 103°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-north-west of Boone. The terrain here is rugged, a tapestry of steep slopes and narrow valleys that channel the clean, cold waters of mountain streams. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, falls in shifting patterns on the undergrowth, illuminating patches of moss-covered rock and the occasional wild rhododendron. Even in the heart of summer, a certain coolness lingers in the shaded ravines, a testament to the elevation and the deep shade of the ancient hardwoods. The character of Trade is one of quiet resilience, a place where nature’s insistent presence shapes the lives of those who call it home. For generations, the economy of Trade has been tethered to the bounty of these mountains, first through logging and later through a more diversified approach to agriculture and small-scale crafts. The echoes of a past reliant on timber can still be heard in the names of some of the old logging roads that crisscross the hillsides, and in the weathered barns that dot the landscape. Today, while some residents commute to larger towns for work, many find their livelihood closer to home, raising livestock on small family farms or producing handcrafted goods sold at local markets. The history of settlement here is one of hardy pioneers seeking opportunity and a life apart from the clamor of the cities, and that independent spirit still permeates the community. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions in Trade, but rather a quiet dignity in its enduring connection to the land and the traditions passed down through its families.
Live animated radar for Trade 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 | Trade, Johnson County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.349291°N, 81.745667°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37691 |
| Area Code | 731 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Trade, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Trade, 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 Trade includes coordinates 36.349291°N, 81.745667°W, situated in Johnson County. ZIP code 37691. Telephone area code: 731. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
