Cottonwood, Alabama Weather
Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood, Limestone County.
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About Cottonwood, Alabama
Cottonwood, Alabama, lies cradled in the gentle folds of Limestone County, where the land rolls softly, hinting at the subterranean secrets beneath. It lies 2.8 miles east-south-east of Athens, AL (from Athens, AL: bearing 115°T), and is situated 19.7 miles west of Huntsville. Here, the air often carries the faint, earthy scent of turned soil, mingling with the sweet perfume of honeysuckle that climbs with determined grace over weathered fences. The sky above Cottonwood is a vast canvas, stretching from horizon to horizon, its moods shifting from the sharp, crystalline blue of midday to the bruised, painterly purples and oranges of twilight. Oak and hickory trees, broad and enduring, punctuate the landscape, their branches reaching out like ancient arms, offering shade and a quiet dignity to the fields of corn and soybeans that stretch across the undulating terrain. The very stillness of the place seems to hum with a low, persistent energy, the quiet beat of a landscape content in its own unfolding. The history of Cottonwood is entwined with the deep, fertile soil that has sustained its people for generations, a legacy etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring rhythm of agricultural life. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community that has always looked to the land for its sustenance and its spirit. The local economy, rooted in farming, still thrives on the cultivation of crops that have been the lifeblood of this region, though the whisper of change can be felt in the occasional hum of distant machinery or the sight of a more modern truck on a dusty road. Cottonwood itself is a place where the past is not a forgotten echo but a constant, quiet presence, shaping the character of its inhabitants and the unhurried pace of everyday life. The sunlight here, especially in the late afternoon, falls with a particular, golden quality, illuminating the simple beauty of a landscape that has quietly witnessed the passage of time.
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| Location | Cottonwood, Limestone County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.785367°N, 86.926395°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35613, 36320 |
| Area Code | 256, 334 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottonwood, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood includes coordinates 34.785367°N, 86.926395°W, situated in Limestone County. ZIP code 35613, 36320. Telephone area code: 256, 334. 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.
