Broomtown, 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 Broomtown, Cherokee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Broomtown. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Broomtown is published on the Isbell Field (K4A9) page, 22 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 Broomtown 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 Broomtown: Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (KPYP) 31 km · Richard B Russell Airport (KRMG) 33 km · Barwick Lafayette Airport (K9A5) 42 km · Polk County Airport- Cornelius Moore Field (K4A4) 51 km · Tom B. David Field (KCZL) 54 km
Conditions reported at K4A9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Broomtown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Broomtown.
Broomtown unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape softened by the humid embrace of northeastern Alabama. It lies 21.6 miles west-north-west of Rome, GA (from Rome, GA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-south-west of Menlo. Deep ravines, carved by persistent creeks, cleave the earth, their bottoms often shaded by a dense canopy of oak and hickory. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a damp, verdant scent, a perfume of leaf mold and sun-warmed pine needles. Fields, some patchwork and others broad swathes of emerald, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn or a solitary, stoic farmhouse. The very character of Broomtown is in its gentle undulation, a place where the land offers a quiet resistance to straight lines and sharp edges. The history of Broomtown is etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent agricultural spirit that has shaped its economy for generations. While the land has always been generous with its yields, the true character of Broomtown is its enduring connection to farming, particularly in the cultivation of corn and soybeans, crops that dictate the rhythm of the seasons and the town’s days. The nearby Coosa River, a vital artery for commerce in earlier times, still whispers tales of steamboats and the burgeoning industries that once thrived along its banks. Today, Broomtown maintains a quiet diligence, a place where the hum of tractors often replaces the roar of traffic, and the evening sky, a canvas of deepening indigo, holds a particular, unhurried beauty.
Live animated radar for Broomtown 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 | Broomtown, Cherokee County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.360645°N, 85.521628°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35973 |
| Area Code | 334, 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Broomtown, 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 Broomtown includes coordinates 34.360645°N, 85.521628°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 35973. 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.