Cherokee Ridge, Alabama Weather
Cherokee Ridge, 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 Cherokee Ridge, Marshall County.
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About Cherokee Ridge, Alabama
Cherokee Ridge rises from the rolling hills of Marshall County, its slopes cloaked in a dense, whispering embrace of oak and hickory. It lies 21.3 miles south of Huntsville, AL (from Huntsville, AL: bearing 176°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-north-west of Arab. The land itself seems to breathe, the air thick with the scent of damp earth and pine needles after a spring rain, a subtle perfume that clings to the winding country roads. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating patches of wild azalea and the sturdy, weathered fences that mark property lines. Here, the horizon is a gentle, undulating line, broken only by the distant, hazy blue of the Cumberland Plateau, a constant, silent sentinel. The very texture of the place is one of resilience, of quiet endurance against the slow, steady march of seasons. The history of Cherokee Ridge is etched into the very grain of its soil, a legacy of hardy settlers who carved a life from this fertile but demanding landscape. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the seasons and the demands of agriculture, with corn and cotton once dominating the patchwork fields. While the economy has diversified, the echoes of that agrarian past remain, a connection to the land that still resonates in the local character. The occasional weathered barn, standing sentinel against the sky, or the faint scent of woodsmoke on a cool evening, are quiet reminders of generations who worked this ground. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, the enduring spirit of Cherokee Ridge is a testament to the quiet strength of its people and the enduring beauty of its natural setting.
Live animated radar for Cherokee Ridge and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Cherokee Ridge, Marshall County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.4222°N, 86.5624°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35175 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cherokee Ridge, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cherokee Ridge, 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 Cherokee Ridge includes coordinates 34.422200°N, 86.562400°W, situated in Marshall County. ZIP code 35175. 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.
