Calera, Alabama Weather
Calera, 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 Calera, Shelby County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Calera.
About Calera, Alabama
Calera is a place where the rolling hills of the Appalachian foothills meet the fertile Black Belt, a geological and ecological crossroads. It lies 10.4 miles south-south-east of Alabaster, AL (from Alabaster, AL: bearing 160°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east of Montevallo. The landscape here is a study in gentle transitions: broad, sun-drenched fields of soybeans and corn give way to stands of mature pine and oak, their crowns a deep emerald against the often brilliant blue of the Alabama sky. Creeks, some barely a whisper of water, others carrying a more determined flow after a rain, thread their way through the terrain, their banks thick with undergrowth and the occasional flash of a kingfisher. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the mingled scent of warm earth, pine needles, and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to define the very pulse of this southern locality. The story of Calera is deeply entwined with the rich deposits of limestone and clay that lie beneath its surface, resources that have shaped its economy and character for generations. This was a land mined for its bounty, its furnaces once glowing with the heat of industry, a legacy that still whispers through the older parts of town. The railroad, a vital artery in days past, still cuts a path through the landscape, a reminder of the transport that brought prosperity and connected Calera to the wider world. Today, while the echoes of heavy industry are muted, agriculture remains a strong presence, with farms that have been in families for decades continuing to cultivate the land. The pace of life in Calera is unhurried, a comfortable cadence that allows for neighborly greetings and the simple pleasure of watching the sun dip below the western horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and purple.
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| Location | Calera, Shelby County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.102896°N, 86.753598°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35040 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Calera, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Calera, 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 Calera includes coordinates 33.102896°N, 86.753598°W, situated in Shelby County. ZIP code 35040. Telephone area code: 205, 256. 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.
