Akron, Alabama Weather
Akron, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Akron, Hale County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Akron.
About Akron, Alabama
Akron, Alabama, settles itself onto the gently rolling terrain of Hale County, a scatter of homes and businesses drowsing under a wide, often cloud-streaked sky. It lies 25.1 miles south-south-west of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 204°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-north-east of Eutaw. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and browns, punctuated by the starker shapes of pine forests and the occasional glint of sun on a distant, slow-moving creek. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a heavy sweetness, a blend of damp earth, ripening kudzu, and the faint, metallic tang of industry from beyond the immediate horizon. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers, sometimes twirl across the gravel shoulders of the roads, the only sign of restless motion in the otherwise placid afternoon. The history of Akron is a quiet one, marked less by grand pronouncements and more by the steady, persistent labor of those who have called it home. Its economy, like that of many small Southern settlements, has long been tied to the soil, though the exact crops and methods have shifted with the seasons of progress and hardship. Once, perhaps, cotton fields stretched further than the eye could see, their white blooms a stark contrast to the deep green of the surrounding woods, but now the land bears the imprint of other endeavors, yielding timber or supporting livestock in its fertile, dark soil. The echoes of past generations, of lives lived out in simpler, perhaps harder, times, seem to linger in the weathered clapboard of older buildings and the worn, familiar paths that crisscross the area, a subtle testament to the enduring human spirit that has shaped this particular corner of Alabama.
Live animated radar for Akron and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Akron, Hale County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.876517°N, 87.74251°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35441 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Akron, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Akron, Alabama, 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 Akron includes coordinates 32.876517°N, 87.742510°W, situated in Hale County. ZIP code 35441. Telephone area code: 256. 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.
