Ballplay, Alabama Weather
Ballplay, 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 Ballplay, Etowah County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ballplay. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ballplay is published on the Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (KPYP) page, 19 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 Ballplay 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 Ballplay: Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD) 28 km · Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) 45 km · Isbell Field (K4A9) 47 km · Anniston Regional Airport (KANB) 52 km · Robbins Field (K20A) 54 km
Conditions reported at KPYP describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ballplay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ballplay.
About Ballplay, Alabama
Ballplay lies in a country of rolling hills, where the red earth, rich and fertile, slopes gently towards the Coosa River. It lies 11.8 miles east-north-east of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 75°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-east of Hokes Bluff. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, punctuate the landscape, their leaves a vibrant green in the humid Alabama air. The sky here is vast, often a pale, washed-out blue during the day, transforming into a deep, inky canvas at twilight, pricked with the first hesitant stars. The air itself carries the scent of damp soil and pine, a constant, earthy perfume that clings to everything, a subtle reminder of the land's enduring presence. The history of Ballplay is etched in the land itself, a narrative of agricultural roots and the quiet perseverance of its people. For generations, the fertile soil has sustained cotton and corn, the backbone of the local economy, and the echo of those harvests still resonates in the weathered barns and wide fields. The Coosa River, a vital artery, once carried timber and goods, its waters a constant murmur beneath the surface of everyday life. While industry has shifted and changed, the spirit of Ballplay remains grounded, a testament to the enduring strength found in community and a deep connection to the land that has always been its home.
Live animated radar for Ballplay 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 | Ballplay, Etowah County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.058709°N, 85.808023°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35903 |
| Area Code | 334, 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ballplay, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ballplay, 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 Ballplay includes coordinates 34.058709°N, 85.808023°W, situated in Etowah County. ZIP code 35903. 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.
