Epes, Alabama Weather
Epes, 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 Epes, Sumter County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Epes.
About Epes, Alabama
Epes rests in a landscape shaped by the patient hand of time, where the broad, fertile plains of Sumter County give way to a gentle, rolling terrain. It lies 40.5 miles north-east of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 56°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-north-east of Livingston. The air here often carries the humid breath of the Deep South, thick with the scent of pine and the promise of distant rain, especially in the languid afternoons. Fields of cotton, their bolls like downy secrets waiting to be revealed, stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy shimmer of heat. Ancient oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss, stand as silent sentinels, their roots gripping the rich, red earth that defines this corner of Alabama. The quietude of Epes is a palpable thing, broken only by the occasional hum of a passing vehicle or the chorus of cicadas that rises with the setting sun. The story of Epes is intrinsically linked to the fertile lands that surround it, a place where agriculture has long been the lifeblood of its people. For generations, the cultivation of crops like cotton and, in more recent times, soybeans and corn, has sustained the local economy, shaping the rhythms of daily life. Though the grand plantations of the past have largely receded into memory, the spirit of stewardship for the land persists, a quiet dedication to the soil that yields its bounty. The modest homes and small businesses that dot the landscape speak of a practical resilience, a community that finds its strength in shared history and the enduring appeal of a life lived close to the earth.
Live animated radar for Epes 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.
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| Location | Epes, Sumter County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.690411°N, 88.126134°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35460 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Epes, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Epes, 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 Epes includes coordinates 32.690411°N, 88.126134°W, situated in Sumter County. ZIP code 35460. 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.
