Watauga, Tennessee Weather
Watauga, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Watauga, Carter County.
Full aviation weather for Watauga is published on the Johnson City Airport (K0A4) page, 1 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 Watauga 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 Watauga: Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 11 km · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 15 km · Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) 42 km · Johnson County Airport (K6A4) 42 km · Greeneville Municipal Airport (KGCY) 50 km
Conditions reported at K0A4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Watauga specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Watauga.
About Watauga, Tennessee
Watauga unfolds in a landscape shaped by the rolling shoulders of the Appalachian Mountains, where emerald slopes give way to the glinting, winding ribbon of the Watauga River. It lies 5.1 miles north-east of Johnson City, TN (from Johnson City, TN: bearing 39°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-south-west of Hamilton. Here, the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding wilderness that presses in on the edges of the settlement. The terrain itself is a study in contrasts, from the steep, wooded hillsides that cradle hollows and ravines to the more open, fertile valleys where fields of corn and hay stretch towards the horizon. The sky above Watauga often hangs in shades of bruised purple and soft ochre at dusk, a painterly backdrop to the quietude of the evenings. This place breathes with a history tied to the hardy pioneers who first carved their lives from this rugged terrain, their resilience echoing in the sturdy, weathered farmhouses that dot the landscape. The local economy, once dominated by agriculture and timber, now finds a steady pulse in the tourism drawn by the river's allure for fishing and recreation, and the proximity to outdoor adventures in the surrounding national forests. Watauga is a place where the past is not a distant echo but a living presence, woven into the fabric of everyday life, from the familiar faces at the general store to the enduring traditions of a community that cherishes its connection to the land and the water that flows through its heart.
Live animated radar for Watauga 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 | Watauga, Carter County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.370661°N, 82.296803°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37694 |
| Area Code | 731 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Watauga, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Watauga, 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 Watauga includes coordinates 36.370661°N, 82.296803°W, situated in Carter County. ZIP code 37694. 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.
