Washburn, Tennessee Weather
Washburn, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Washburn, Grainger County.
Full aviation weather for Washburn is published on the New Tazewell Municipal Airport (K3A2) page, 14 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 Washburn 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 Washburn: Morristown Regional Airport (KMOR) 23 km · Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) 38 km · Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (KDKX) 44 km · Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (KGKT) 48 km · Campbell County Airport - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield (KJAU) 52 km
Conditions reported at K3A2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Washburn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Washburn.
About Washburn, Tennessee
Washburn sits in a fold of the land where the rolling hills of Grainger County begin to assert their more rugged character. It lies 13.6 miles south of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 170°T), and is situated 2.6 miles west-south-west of Grainger. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun slants low, carries a peculiar sweetness, a blend of damp earth and sun-baked pine needles. Fields of corn, their stalks rustling like whispered secrets, give way to steeper slopes cloaked in a dense, varied forest, the greens of oak and maple deepened by the shadows. The Clinch River, a wide, languid ribbon of grey-blue, snakes through the valley, its presence a constant, quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, reflecting the vast, open sky that often feels like a benevolent, watchful eye. The history of Washburn is as layered as the soil beneath its feet, a narrative woven from the hardscrabble efforts of early settlers drawn to the fertile bottomlands and the promise of timber. For generations, the local economy has been tied to the land, with farming – particularly tobacco and corn – forming the backbone of its sustenance, a tradition carried on by families whose roots run deep. The river, beyond its aesthetic charm, once served as a vital artery for transporting goods, a reminder of a slower, more deliberate era of commerce. Though the industries have shifted, a resilient spirit persists in Washburn, a quiet determination that echoes the enduring strength of the surrounding Appalachian foothills.
Live animated radar for Washburn 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 | Washburn, Grainger County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.290085°N, 83.591016°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37888 |
| Area Code | 865 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Washburn, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washburn, 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 Washburn includes coordinates 36.290085°N, 83.591016°W, situated in Grainger County. ZIP code 37888. 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. 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.
