Cordova, Alabama Weather
Cordova, 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 Cordova, Walker County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cordova. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cordova is published on the Walker County Airport Bevill Field (KJFX) page, 20 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. 4 airfields within reach of Cordova 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 Cordova: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM) 46 km · Bessemer Airport (KEKY) 55 km · Richard Arthur Field (KM95) 59 km
Conditions reported at KJFX describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cordova specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cordova.
About Cordova, Alabama
Cordova sprawls across a landscape shaped by the slow, patient hand of the Black Warrior River’s tributaries, where rolling hills, cloaked in dense Southern hardwoods, give way to flatter expanses dotted with the occasional weathered barn. It lies 27.4 miles north-west of Birmingham, AL (from Birmingham, AL: bearing 307°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-east of Jasper. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a fragrance that clings to the skin like a second shirt. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints fleeting gold across the undergrowth, illuminating patches of wild fern and the tenacious bloom of kudzu that, in its own way, has become a defining feature of the terrain. The very contours of the land suggest a quiet resilience, a place that has absorbed the seasons and the decades with a stoic grace. The story of Cordova is etched into its very bones, a narrative of industry and sustenance that began with the rich deposits of coal that once defined its economic pulse. For generations, the rhythmic clang of mining equipment was the heartbeat of this locality, drawing families and forging a strong, communal spirit. Though the era of peak mining has largely passed, the legacy of those hardy souls still resonates in the proud, enduring character of Cordova. Today, its economy is a more varied affair, with agriculture still playing a role, and a growing number of its residents commuting to work in larger nearby centers, their lives interwoven with the enduring spirit of this place. The river, a constant presence, continues to offer its own quiet bounty, and the unhurried pace of daily life here allows for a deeper appreciation of the land and the enduring connections that bind its people.
Live animated radar for Cordova 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 | Cordova, Walker County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.759829°N, 87.183335°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35550 |
| Area Code | 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cordova, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cordova, 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 Cordova includes coordinates 33.759829°N, 87.183335°W, situated in Walker County. ZIP code 35550. Telephone area code: 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.
