Eclectic, Alabama Weather
Eclectic, 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 Eclectic, Elmore County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Eclectic. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Eclectic is published on the Wetumpka Municipal Airport (K08A) page, 30 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 Eclectic 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 Eclectic: Thomas C Russell Field (KALX) 32 km · Moton Field Municipal Airport (K06A) 38 km · Maxwell Air Force Base (KMXF) 42 km · Prattville - Grouby Field (K1A9) 50 km · Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport (KMGM) 50 km
Conditions reported at K08A describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Eclectic specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Eclectic.
About Eclectic, Alabama
Eclectic sits in Elmore County, a quiet collection of homes and businesses where the land begins to roll with a gentle persistence. It lies 24.2 miles north-east of Montgomery, AL (from Montgomery, AL: bearing 40°T), and is situated 12.1 miles east-north-east of Wetumpka. The air here carries the humid breath of the South, thick with the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun and the damp earth after a summer shower. Fields of soybeans and corn stretch out under a sky that can shift from a crisp, bright blue to a bruised, dramatic grey in a matter of hours, the sunlight often breaking through in broad, golden swathes that paint the landscape in hues of amber and ochre. The trees, a mix of hardwoods and pines, crowd the edges of these fields, their dense green canopies offering shade and a deep, resonant quiet, broken only by the buzz of insects or the distant call of a bird. The history of Eclectic is tied to the fertile ground and the waterways that thread through the region, its early days shaped by the needs of agriculture and the slow spread of settlement. For generations, the economy here has been rooted in the land, with farming providing the backbone, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. While some residents commute to larger centers, the heart of Eclectic beats with a steady, unhurried tempo, a place where neighbors still know each other’s names and the local diner serves as a de facto gathering spot. The Tallapoosa River, a significant presence in the broader county, influences the character of the land nearby, its waters shaping the terrain and offering a cool, green counterpoint to the sun-drenched fields, a reminder of the enduring power of water in this part of Alabama.
Live animated radar for Eclectic 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 | Eclectic, Elmore County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.635409°N, 86.034408°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36024 |
| Area Code | 334, 251 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Eclectic, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Eclectic, 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 Eclectic includes coordinates 32.635409°N, 86.034408°W, situated in Elmore County. ZIP code 36024. Telephone area code: 334, 251. 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.
