Ashland, Alabama Weather
Ashland, Alabama — 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 Ashland, Madison County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ashland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ashland is published on the Moontown Airport (K3M5) page, 8 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 Ashland 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 Ashland: Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field (KMDQ) 8 km · Hazel Green Airport (KM38) 18 km · Redstone Army Air Field (KHUA) 20 km · Huntsville International Airport (KHSV) 30 km · Ardmore Airport (K1M3) 39 km
Conditions reported at K3M5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ashland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ashland.
About Ashland, Alabama
Ashland unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape shaped by the gentle slope of the Cumberland Plateau. It lies 6.2 miles north-east of Huntsville, AL (from Huntsville, AL: bearing 40°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south-east of Meridianville. Red clay earth, rich and fertile, stains the ditches and the soles of worn boots, a constant reminder of the land's generous, yet demanding, nature. The air here often carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially after a summer shower, and the sky at dusk can paint the scattered farmhouses and weathered barns in hues of bruised plum and fading rose. The trees, a mix of hardwoods and evergreens, crowd the edges of fields where corn and soybeans stand in neat, disciplined rows, their stalks rustling like secrets in the breeze. The history of Ashland is tied to its agrarian roots, a legacy evident in the enduring presence of family farms that have worked this soil for generations. While agriculture remains a cornerstone of the local economy, the quiet hum of small businesses adds a modern counterpoint to the pastoral scene, with services catering to both residents and the occasional visitor drawn by the genuine, unpretentious character of the place. There are no grand monuments here, no booming industries that reshaped the land; instead, Ashland’s distinctiveness lies in the quiet endurance of its people and the steady, almost imperceptible, rhythm of life that unfolds under the wide Alabama sky.
Live animated radar for Ashland 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 | Ashland, Madison County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.799257°N, 86.516102°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35811, 36251 |
| Area Code | 256, 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ashland, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ashland, Alabama, 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 Ashland includes coordinates 34.799257°N, 86.516102°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 35811, 36251. Telephone area code: 256, 334. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
