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I-81 Tennessee Road Conditions
Radar and live pavement conditions on the 76 miles of I-81 in Tennessee — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.
Updated Oct 9, 2026 2:03 AM UTC · Mostly dry
Lowest 62°F near Kingsport, Tennessee · Highest wind 3 mph near Kingsport, Tennessee
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I-81 runs 76 miles across Tennessee.
- Interstate: I-81
- State: Tennessee
- Length in state: 76 mi
Weather data from Oct 9, 2026 2:03 AM UTC
62°F
64°F
3 mph
30.09-30.14 inHg
Conditions along I-81 in Tennessee
Tennessee road conditions & Tennessee 511
Dry
- Kingsport 63°F · 3 mph wind · Dry
- Johnson City 63°F · 3 mph wind · Dry
I-81 crosses 76 miles of Tennessee, from the Virginia line to its end in the state. That is 9% of I-81's 855 miles.
Inside Tennessee it meets I-26 at Kingsport, and I-40.
By mile marker, I-81 passes Johnson City 59 (13 mi off) · Kingsport 61 (5 mi off).
No full closures are reported on I-81 in Tennessee as of Oct 9, 2026 2:03 AM UTC, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
Towns Along I-81 in Tennessee
From Dandridge to Bristol, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Dandridge end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.
- 0 mi Dandridge 3.4 mi off the road
- 7 mi White Pine 2.3 mi off the road
- 10 mi Morristown 4.8 mi off the road
- 27 mi Mosheim 3.5 mi off the road
- 59 mi Kingsport 4.2 mi off the road
- 76 mi Bristol 3.0 mi off the road
Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.
Summaries fetched Oct 8, 2026 12:07 PM UTC
Johnson City, TN weather
- Current weather conditions in Johnson City, TN indicate a temperature of 53°F with a dew point of 50°F and a relative humidity of 91%
- The pressure is measured at 30.06 inHg
- Winds are light, blowing from 222° (SW) at approximately 1 mph
- Visibility is good at 8.7 miles, but fog is present, which may affect driving conditions
- There are no active weather alerts at this time.
I-81 in Tennessee Road Weather FAQ
- Is Interstate 81 in Tennessee closed right now?
- No full closures are reported on I-81 in Tennessee. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
- What are I-81 in Tennessee road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the route along I-81 in Tennessee by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 9, 2026 2:03 AM UTC. Right now temperatures run from 62°F to 64°F and the strongest wind is 3 mph.
- Where are Tennessee road closures reported officially?
- Tennessee's official traveler information service is SmartWay, at smartway.tn.gov, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
- How often are I-81 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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