Forestdale, Alabama Weather
Forestdale, 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 Forestdale, Lee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Forestdale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Forestdale is published on the Auburn University Regional Airport (KAUO) page, 4 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 Forestdale 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 Forestdale: Moton Field Municipal Airport (K06A) 25 km · Lanett Municipal Airport (K7A3) 33 km · Columbus Airport (KCSG) 50 km · Lawson Army Air Field (KLSF) 54 km · Franklin Field (K07A) 58 km
Conditions reported at KAUO describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forestdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forestdale.
About Forestdale, Alabama
Forestdale lies in a low-slung cradle of rolling hills, where the very air seems to carry the scent of damp earth and pine needles. It lies 1.3 miles south-east of Auburn, AL (from Auburn, AL: bearing 143°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west-south-west of Opelika. The landscape here is a mosaic of dense pine forests, their dark green canopies punctuated by the paler, feathery fronds of sweetgum trees, their limbs often draped with Spanish moss that sways like ancient beards in the breeze. Creeks, small but persistent, thread their way through the terrain, their banks often lined with ferns and the occasional flash of iridescent dragonfly wings. The light, especially in the late afternoon, has a particular quality, a honeyed glow that softens the edges of the woods and casts long, languid shadows across the occasional clearing. The history of Forestdale is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet perseverance of those who have worked the land. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the abundance of timber, established a way of life deeply connected to the natural world. The local economy has long been tied to agriculture, with cotton and later peanuts forming the backbone of its prosperity, the fields stretching out like rumpled blankets under the wide Alabama sky. While industry has brought some change, the pace of life in Forestdale remains unhurried, a gentle hum rather than a clamor, a characteristic that defines its enduring appeal.
Live animated radar for Forestdale 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 | Forestdale, Lee County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.595413°N, 85.467726°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36830, 35214 |
| Area Code | 251, 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forestdale, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forestdale, 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 Forestdale includes coordinates 32.595413°N, 85.467726°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 36830, 35214. Telephone area code: 251, 205. 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.
