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I-26 Tennessee Road Conditions
Radar and live pavement conditions on the 54 miles of I-26 in Tennessee — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.
Updated Sep 15, 2026 1:18 AM UTC · Mostly dry
Lowest 70°F near Johnson City, Tennessee · Highest wind 2 mph near Kingsport, Tennessee
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I-26 runs 54 miles across Tennessee.
- Interstate: I-26
- State: Tennessee
- Length in state: 54 mi
Weather data from Sep 15, 2026 1:18 AM UTC
70°F
75°F
2 mph
30.09-30.12 inHg
Current I-26 in Tennessee Conditions by State
Tennessee I-26 in Tennessee road conditions
Dry
- Johnson City 75°F · 2 mph wind · Dry
- Kingsport 75°F · 2 mph wind · Dry
I-26 crosses 54 miles of Tennessee, from the North Carolina line to its end in the state. That is 16% of I-26's 330 miles.
Inside Tennessee it meets I-81 at Kingsport.
By mile marker, I-26 passes Kingsport 2 · Johnson City 22.
No full closures are reported on I-26 in Tennessee as of Sep 15, 2026 1:18 AM UTC, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
Towns Along I-26 in Tennessee
From Kingsport to Erwin, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Kingsport end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.
- 4 mi Kingsport 1.7 mi off the road
- 20 mi Johnson City
- 30 mi Unicoi
- 37 mi Erwin
Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.
Summaries fetched Sep 14, 2026 12:07 PM UTC
Johnson City, TN weather
- Current weather conditions in Johnson City, TN indicate a temperature of 67.8°F with a dew point of 64.6°F and a humidity level of 89%
- The wind is calm, blowing at 0.1 mph from the north (0°)
- Visibility is good at 4.5 miles, but there is mist and fog present, which may impact visibility further
- The atmospheric pressure is at 30.12 inHg
- There are no active weather alerts at this time.
I-26 in Tennessee Road Weather FAQ
- Is Interstate 26 in Tennessee closed right now?
- No full closures are reported on I-26 in Tennessee. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
- What are I-26 in Tennessee road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the route along I-26 in Tennessee by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 15, 2026 1:18 AM UTC. Right now temperatures run from 70°F to 75°F and the strongest wind is 2 mph.
- Where are Tennessee road closures reported officially?
- Tennessee's official traveler information service is smartway.tn.gov, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
- How often are I-26 in Tennessee road conditions updated?
- The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.
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