Coosada, Alabama Weather
Coosada, 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 Coosada, Elmore County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Coosada. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Coosada is published on the Wetumpka Municipal Airport (K08A) page, 4 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 Coosada 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 Coosada: Maxwell Air Force Base (KMXF) 13 km · Prattville - Grouby Field (K1A9) 18 km · Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport (KMGM) 23 km · Chilton County Airport / Gragg-Wade Field (K02A) 47 km · Thomas C Russell Field (KALX) 58 km
Conditions reported at K08A describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Coosada specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Coosada.
About Coosada, Alabama
Coosada rests in a landscape of gentle slopes and broad, fertile fields, where the Alabama River, a broad, muddy artery, dictates the very breathing of the land. It lies 7.8 miles east-north-east of Prattville, AL (from Prattville, AL: bearing 73°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-north-west of Montgomery. The air, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, often carries the distant hum of cicadas in the summer, a sound that seems to seep into the very bones of this place. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar quality, especially as it begins its slow descent, casting long, honeyed shadows across the scattered farmhouses and the occasional, stoic oak, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards the softening sky. The terrain itself is a study in patient erosion, the rich, red clay of Central Alabama yielding to the persistent, quiet work of water and time, shaping a character that is both enduring and yielding. The history of Coosada is inextricably linked to the river that flanks it, a waterway that once served as the primary highway for commerce and connection. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, established farms that became the bedrock of Coosada's economy, a legacy that continues to this day with crops like cotton and soybeans still dominating the agricultural pulse. Though the river’s prominence as a thoroughfare has waned, its presence remains a powerful, grounding force, influencing the rhythm of life and the occasional, unexpected whisper of forgotten lore carried on its currents. Small businesses, often family-run, dot the landscape, their simple storefronts a testament to a resilient, homegrown spirit that values quiet persistence over grand ambition, a reflection of the enduring character of Coosada itself.
Live animated radar for Coosada 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 | Coosada, Elmore County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.497913°N, 86.33136°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36020 |
| Area Code | 334, 251 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coosada, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coosada, 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 Coosada includes coordinates 32.497913°N, 86.331360°W, situated in Elmore County. ZIP code 36020. Telephone area code: 334, 251. 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.
