Courtland, Alabama Weather
Courtland, 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 Courtland, Lawrence County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Courtland.
About Courtland, Alabama
Courtland rests in a landscape shaped by the slow generosity of the Tennessee River Valley, where the land rises and falls in a gentle, rolling manner, not dramatic, but with a certain patient grace. It lies 19.0 miles west-north-west of Decatur, AL (from Decatur, AL: bearing 283°T), and is situated 5.6 miles east of Town Creek. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a moist, earthy scent, thick with the green of burgeoning crops and the distant, subtle perfume of pine. Fields stretch out, an ordered patchwork of ochre and emerald, broken by stands of mature hardwoods whose leaves rustle secrets on the breeze. The sky overhead is often a vast, pale blue canvas, sometimes streaked with the painterly strokes of cirrus clouds, promising rain or just a softening of the sun's insistent gaze. This is a place that remembers its agricultural roots, where cotton once dominated the fields and the rhythm of the seasons dictated life. The legacy of those times can still be felt in the broad, open spaces and the enduring connection to the soil. Courtland's economy, while diversified, still feels the pulse of the land, with farming remaining a significant, if evolved, part of its character. Along the quiet streets, older homes stand with a quiet dignity, their porches inviting a slower pace of life, a stark contrast to the hurried world beyond. It’s a locality where the past is not entirely buried but rather a soft undercurrent, a murmur beneath the surface of the present, most palpable when the sun dips low, casting long, benevolent shadows across the fields of Courtland.
Live animated radar for Courtland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.668979°N, 87.309465°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35618 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Courtland, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Courtland, 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 Courtland includes coordinates 34.668979°N, 87.309465°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 35618. Telephone area code: 256. 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.
