Coats Bend, Alabama Weather
Coats Bend, 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 Coats Bend, Etowah County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Coats Bend. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Coats Bend is published on the Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (KPYP) page, 23 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 Coats Bend 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 Coats Bend: Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD) 24 km · Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) 42 km · Isbell Field (K4A9) 47 km · Robbins Field (K20A) 50 km · Anniston Regional Airport (KANB) 53 km
Conditions reported at KPYP describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Coats Bend specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Coats Bend.
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.
Live animated radar for Coats Bend 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
