Fort Rucker, Alabama Weather
Fort Rucker, 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 Fort Rucker, Dale County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort Rucker. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort Rucker is published on the Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field (KOZR) page, 8 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 Fort Rucker 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 Fort Rucker: Ozark-Blackwell Field (K71U) 13 km · Enterprise Municipal Airport (KEDN) 18 km · Dothan Regional Airport (KDHN) 25 km · Geneva Municipal Airport (K33J) 35 km · Headland Municipal Airport (KHDL) 38 km
Conditions reported at KOZR describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Rucker specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Rucker.
About Fort Rucker, Alabama
Fort Rucker unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, a verdant expanse where the Alabama sun, when it breaks through the humid air, casts a soft, diffused light. It lies 8.5 miles east-north-east of Enterprise, AL (from Enterprise, AL: bearing 77°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-south-west of Ozark. Pine forests, dense and whispering, give way to open fields of agricultural bounty, the soil a rich, dark loam that promises sustenance. The air itself carries a distinct humidity, a constant, almost palpable presence that clings to the skin, punctuated by the distant hum of aircraft, a sound that has become as natural to this place as the rustle of leaves. This is a land where the horizon feels both close and expansive, a place that breathes with a quiet, persistent vitality. The history of Fort Rucker is inextricably linked to its role as a center for aviation training, a purpose that has shaped its economy and character for decades. Long before the roar of helicopters became its signature sound, this land was cultivated by farmers, their lives tied to the rhythms of planting and harvest. Today, that agricultural heritage persists, with fields of cotton and soybeans still stretching across the countryside, a counterpoint to the more modern industry of flight. The presence of the military installation has brought a unique dynamism to Fort Rucker, fostering a culture that blends the traditions of the rural South with the global reach of military service, a confluence that creates a distinctive sense of place.
Live animated radar for Fort Rucker 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 | Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.3428°N, 85.7154°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36362 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Rucker, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Rucker, 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 Fort Rucker includes coordinates 31.342800°N, 85.715400°W, situated in Dale County. ZIP code 36362. Telephone area code: 334. 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.
