Courtland, Alabama Weather
Courtland, 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 Courtland, Lawrence County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Courtland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Courtland is published on the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (KMSL) page, 29 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 Courtland 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 Courtland: Pryor Field Regional Airport (KDCU) 33 km · Bill Pugh Field (KM22) 44 km · Hartselle-Morgan County Regional Airport (K5M0) 45 km · Huntsville International Airport (KHSV) 49 km · Posey Field (K1M4) 51 km
Conditions reported at KMSL describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Courtland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
