Clinchport, Virginia Weather
Clinchport, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Clinchport, Scott County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Clinchport. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Clinchport is published on the Hawkins County Airport (KRVN) page, 28 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 Clinchport 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 Clinchport: Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 37 km · Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) 39 km · Lee County Airport (K0VG) 42 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 52 km · Greeneville Municipal Airport (KGCY) 54 km
Conditions reported at KRVN describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clinchport specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clinchport.
About Clinchport, Virginia
Clinchport slumbers in a fold of southwestern Virginia's Appalachian mountains, a place where the Clinch River, a ribbon of cool, green water, dictates the contours of the land. It lies 8.5 miles north-north-west of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 328°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-north-west of Gate City. The terrain rises steeply on either side, cloaked in a dense, unbroken tapestry of deciduous forest that spills down to the riverbanks, its leaves catching the sunlight in shifting patterns of emerald and gold. Roads snake between the hills, following the river’s sinuous path, and the air itself carries a faint, earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in on all sides. Barns, weathered to a soft, sun-bleached grey, dot the occasional cleared patch of land, their silos standing like stoic sentinels against the vast, indifferent sky. The history of Clinchport is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that crown the surrounding ridges, a story tied to the land and the rich deposits of coal that once fueled its economy. For generations, the rhythmic clang of mining equipment echoed through these valleys, a sound that has largely faded into a quiet remembrance, leaving behind a landscape slowly reclaiming its wildness. The Clinch River, however, remains a vital artery, not just for its ecological significance as a biodiversity hotspot, but for the recreational opportunities it offers, its waters teeming with life and drawing anglers and kayakers from afar. While the coal mines have largely fallen silent, a sense of enduring resilience persists in Clinchport, a quiet dignity found in the enduring spirit of its people and the timeless beauty of the mountains that cradle them.
Live animated radar for Clinchport 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Clinchport, Scott County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36.677042°N, 82.742105°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24244 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clinchport, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clinchport, Virginia, 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 Clinchport includes coordinates 36.677042°N, 82.742105°W, situated in Scott County. ZIP code 24244. Telephone area code: 276. 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.
