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Winchester rests in a fold of the Cumberland Mountains, a place where the land rises and falls with a gentle, persistent strength. It lies 11.1 miles north-east of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 42°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-north-west of Mountain City. The air here, especially in the early mornings, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine, a bracing prelude to the sun’s slow ascent. Hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of deciduous trees and evergreens, press in on the valley floor, their slopes etched with the tracks of forgotten streams. The landscape itself feels ancient, unhurried, a quiet observer of the seasons’ slow ballet. In the distance, the ridges blur into a soft, hazy blue, a constant horizon against the shifting moods of the sky. This corner of Johnson County, Tennessee, has long been shaped by the land and its bounty. Winchester’s history is intertwined with the hardy spirit of those who sought sustenance and opportunity here, drawn by the promise of fertile ground and the whisper of the mountains. The local economy, once rooted deeply in agriculture and the extraction of timber, now finds a steadier footing in smaller businesses and the enduring appeal of its natural surroundings. A palpable sense of community persists, a quiet understanding shared among those who call Winchester home, where the passage of time feels measured not by clocks, but by the turning of leaves and the steady flow of the nearby rivers.
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| Location | Winchester, Johnson County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36.532059°N, 81.946511°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 37688, 37398 |
| Area Code | 731, 615 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winchester, 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 Winchester includes coordinates 36.532059°N, 81.946511°W, situated in Johnson County. ZIP code 37688, 37398. Telephone area code: 731, 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.