Alexandria, Alabama Weather
Alexandria, 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 Alexandria, Calhoun County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alexandria.
About Alexandria, Alabama
Alexandria, Alabama, rises from a landscape where the Appalachian foothills begin their gentle surrender to the wider Alabama plains. It lies 8.5 miles north-north-west of Anniston, AL (from Anniston, AL: bearing 339°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west-south-west of Jacksonville. The earth here is a rich, loamy red, a testament to eons of weathering and the slow, persistent work of water. Rolling terrain defines the horizon, punctuated by stands of mature hardwood, their leaves catching the diffused sunlight of a humid Southern sky, and interspersed with the open, cultivated fields that speak of a long agricultural tradition. Creek beds, often dry in the summer heat but swelling with the rains of spring and fall, snake through the terrain, their banks lined with the tenacious greenery of native flora. The air itself carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp soil, and the distant hum of insects forms a constant, subtle soundtrack to the quiet life of Alexandria. The history of Alexandria is deeply entwined with the fertile land it occupies, a place where early settlers found sustenance and opportunity in the rich soil. While the echoes of its founding are whispered rather than shouted, the enduring agricultural character of the region remains the bedrock of its local economy. Beyond the fields, a quiet industry has taken root, contributing to the steady, unhurried rhythm of daily life. There are no grand monuments or bustling promenades in Alexandria, but rather a sense of enduring presence, of a community that has found its enduring strength in the quiet persistence of its people and the generous, if sometimes demanding, embrace of the land.
Live animated radar for Alexandria and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.773989°N, 85.885523°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36250, 36265 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alexandria, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alexandria, 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 Alexandria includes coordinates 33.773989°N, 85.885523°W, situated in Calhoun County. ZIP code 36250, 36265. Telephone area code: 334. 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.
