Dora, Alabama Weather
Dora, 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 Dora, Walker County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dora.
About Dora, Alabama
Dora is a quiet presence, a collection of homes and businesses spread across the rolling, forested terrain of Walker County. It lies 21.9 miles north-west of Birmingham, AL (from Birmingham, AL: bearing 311°T), and is situated 3.0 miles south-west of Sumiton. The land here is characterized by the gentle slopes and wooded hollows typical of the Black Warrior River basin, where pine and hardwood trees form a dense, verdant canopy that sighs in the breeze. Sunlight, when it breaks through, paints the undergrowth in shifting patterns, and the air often carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves, especially after a rain. The roads wind with the contours of the land, leading past modest houses with well-tended yards and small fields where the seasons dictate the color of the landscape, from the stark, skeletal beauty of winter to the riotous greens of summer. The story of Dora is deeply intertwined with the earth beneath its feet, a history shaped by the coal seams that once pulsed with life and labor. For generations, the rhythm of this place was dictated by the mines, their scars now softened by time and the persistent reclamation of nature. Though the heavy industry has largely receded, the echoes of that past linger in the resilience of its people and the quiet determination that marks the local economy, which now leans towards a more diversified, small-scale agriculture and the ongoing forestry. There is a distinct sense of continuity here, a feeling that the generations have passed down not just land, but a certain way of being, a groundedness that comes from living close to the soil and understanding the enduring cycles of the natural world.
Live animated radar for Dora and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Dora, Walker County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.728717°N, 87.090277°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35062, 35130 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dora, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dora, 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 Dora includes coordinates 33.728717°N, 87.090277°W, situated in Walker County. ZIP code 35062, 35130. Telephone area code: 205, 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.
