Whitwell, Tennessee Weather
Whitwell, Tennessee — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Whitwell, Marion County.
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About Whitwell, Tennessee
Whitwell unfolds across a landscape where the Cumberland Plateau begins its gentle descent, a place where the sky seems to unfurl with a particular, soft luminescence. It lies 16.0 miles north-west of Chattanooga, TN (from Chattanooga, TN: bearing 312°T), and is situated 2.1 miles west-north-west of Powells Crossroads. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of mixed hardwoods, embrace the valley, their contours smoothed by ages of rain and wind. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer evenings, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to fill the very pores of the day. Small farms, their fields a patchwork of cultivated squares and wilder swathes, punctuate the verdant expanse, hinting at lives lived in harmony with the land's quiet rhythms. The character of Whitwell is deeply entwined with the earth it inhabits, a history etched not just in stone but in the very spirit of its people. Once a vital hub for coal mining, the echoes of that industrious past still resonate, a legacy felt in the resilience and pragmatism of its residents. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, the spirit of hard work and self-reliance persists, now finding expression in local businesses and a steadfast connection to community. The Tennessee River, a silver ribbon winding through the broader region, offers a constant, subtle reminder of the waterways that have shaped life and commerce for generations.
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| Location | Whitwell, Marion County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.201463°N, 85.519132°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37397 |
| Area Code | 615 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Whitwell, Tennessee Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitwell, 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 Whitwell includes coordinates 35.201463°N, 85.519132°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 37397. Telephone area code: 615. 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.
