Coats Bend, Alabama Weather
Coats Bend, 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 Coats Bend, Etowah County.
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About Coats Bend, Alabama
Coats Bend unfolds along the sinuous curve of the Coosa River, where the land rises in gentle, wooded slopes towards the hazy blue of distant ridges. It lies 9.4 miles east-north-east of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 69°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-north-east of Glencoe. Sunlight, filtered through a canopy of oak and pine, paints shifting patterns on the red clay earth, a persistent warmth that seems to seep from the very stones. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of honeysuckle and the earthy aroma of damp soil, a quiet testament to the enduring greenness of this Alabama landscape. Here, the river itself is a constant presence, its broad, dark waters reflecting the vast, unhurried sky, its currents shaping the contours of the land and the lives that have long been lived beside it. The history of Coats Bend is deeply entwined with the river's bounty and the fertile soil that has sustained its people for generations. Once a vital artery for trade and travel, the Coosa still whispers tales of steamboats and early settlements, of families who cleared the land and built their lives from the abundant natural resources. Agriculture has always been the bedrock of the local economy, with fields of cotton and corn stretching towards the horizon, their cultivation a rhythm that has marked the passage of seasons and the continuity of tradition. While the economic landscape has shifted, the enduring spirit of self-reliance and neighborly connection remains a defining characteristic of Coats Bend, a quiet strength that echoes in the rustle of leaves and the slow flow of the river.
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| Location | Coats Bend, Etowah County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.061828°N, 85.853258°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35901 |
| Area Code | 334, 205 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coats Bend, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coats Bend, 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 Coats Bend includes coordinates 34.061828°N, 85.853258°W, situated in Etowah County. ZIP code 35901. 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. 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.
