Attalla, Alabama Weather
Attalla, 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 Attalla, Etowah County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Attalla. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Attalla is published on the Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) page, 28 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. 2 airfields within reach of Attalla 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 Attalla: Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 45 km
Conditions reported at KBFZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Attalla specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Attalla.
About Attalla, Alabama
Attalla's landscape rises with a quiet dignity, the gentle slopes of the Appalachian foothills framing its neighborhoods. It lies 4.7 miles west of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 276°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north-north-west of Rainbow City. Red clay earth, rich and yielding, slopes towards the Coosa River, its waters a constant, murmuring presence in the background hum of the town. Mature oak and pine trees cast dappled shadows across residential streets, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to carry the echoes of seasons past. The air itself, especially as dusk settles, carries a faint, sweet scent of honeysuckle and damp earth, a tangible reminder of the region's verdant embrace. Even the manufactured structures, the modest brick buildings and weathered storefronts, seem to settle into this natural setting without complaint, their angles softened by the surrounding greenery. The history of Attalla is deeply intertwined with the iron and steel industry that once pulsed through this corner of Etowah County. For decades, the clang of furnaces and the hiss of steam were the town's defining soundtrack, a testament to the grit and labor that built its foundations. While the heavy industries have largely receded, the echoes remain, informing the character of the place and its people, a resilience forged in the fires of its past. Today, a more diversified economy supports Attalla, with a blend of manufacturing, retail, and services, but the enduring spirit of industry still subtly shapes the rhythm of daily life. The nearby Coosa River, once a vital artery for transporting raw materials, now offers a different kind of bounty, a place for recreation and quiet contemplation, a peaceful counterpoint to the town's industrious heritage.
Live animated radar for Attalla 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 | Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.021764°N, 86.088585°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35954 |
| Area Code | 334, 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Attalla, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Attalla, 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 Attalla includes coordinates 34.021764°N, 86.088585°W, situated in Etowah County. ZIP code 35954. Telephone area code: 334, 205. 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.
