Clanton, Alabama Weather
Clanton, 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 Clanton, Chilton County.
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About Clanton, Alabama
Clanton rises from the rolling terrain of central Alabama, a place where the air often carries the sweet scent of pine and damp earth after a summer shower. It lies 27.7 miles north-north-west of Prattville, AL (from Prattville, AL: bearing 339°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-east of Thorsby. The landscape here is a gentle, undulating mosaic of cultivated fields, primarily given over to the state's signature peach orchards that burst into vibrant pink bloom each spring, and the darker, more resilient green of mixed pine and hardwood forests. Broad, slow-moving creeks meander through the broader valleys, their banks often thick with wild azaleas and ferns, offering quiet havens for wading birds. The sky above Clanton is a generous canvas, frequently painted with the dramatic, bruised purples and fiery oranges of a departing thunderstorm, a spectacle that lends a certain raw beauty to the everyday. The story of Clanton is deeply rooted in the fertile soil and the agricultural spirit of Chilton County. Originally settled as a crossroads, its fortunes became inextricably linked to the burgeoning peach industry, earning it the unofficial title of "Peach Capital of Alabama" and still celebrated with an annual festival that draws crowds eager for sun-ripened fruit and local crafts. This agricultural heritage is the bedrock of the local economy, though the town has also seen diversification with small manufacturing and service industries contributing to its steady, unhurried pace of life. The echoes of its past are visible in the sturdy brick buildings of its historic downtown, a testament to generations who worked the land and built a community with quiet perseverance.
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| Location | Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.838737°N, 86.629426°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35045, 35046 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clanton, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clanton, 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 Clanton includes coordinates 32.838737°N, 86.629426°W, situated in Chilton County. ZIP code 35045, 35046. 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.
