Whitleyville, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Whitleyville, Jackson County.
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Whitleyville rests in a landscape defined by the rolling hills of Jackson County, where the verdant slopes cradle narrow valleys. It lies 21.7 miles north-north-west of Cookeville, TN (from Cookeville, TN: bearing 334°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north of Gainesboro. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, especially after a rain, a pervasive perfume that clings to the weathered clapboard of the few buildings that constitute the heart of Whitleyville. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, tends to fall in broad, soft swathes, illuminating the tenacious kudzu that carpets many an abandoned fence line and the stoic oaks that stand sentinel over the fields. The terrain itself suggests a quiet resilience, a place where life persists, shaped by the seasons and the slow, steady turning of the earth. The history of Whitleyville is as much about the land as it is about the people who have worked it. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, with small farms producing tobacco and corn, their yields dictated by the caprice of the weather and the market. While larger industries have largely bypassed this corner of Tennessee, a strong sense of self-sufficiency persists, a quiet pride in what can be coaxed from the soil. The local economy, though modest, is anchored by these enduring agricultural traditions and the small businesses that serve the immediate needs of the residents. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist hubs, but rather the subtle, enduring character of a place that has weathered change by holding fast to its roots.
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| Location | Whitleyville, Jackson County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.445337°N, 85.671921°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 38588 |
| Area Code | 423 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitleyville, Tennessee, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Whitleyville includes coordinates 36.445337°N, 85.671921°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 38588. Telephone area code: 423. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.