Goodwater, Alabama Weather
Goodwater, 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 Goodwater, Coosa County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Goodwater. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Goodwater is published on the Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (KSCD) page, 26 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. 3 airfields within reach of Goodwater 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 Goodwater: Talladega Municipal Airport (KASN) 56 km · St Clair County Airport (KPLR) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSCD describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Goodwater specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Goodwater.
About Goodwater, Alabama
Goodwater lies in a landscape of rolling hills and fertile bottomlands, a place where the sky seems to stretch a little wider and the light lingers longer on the horizon. It lies 43.0 miles south-south-west of Anniston, AL (from Anniston, AL: bearing 197°T), and is situated 10.2 miles north-west of Alexander City. The land breathes with a quiet resilience, marked by the slow, deliberate flow of the Coosa River to the west and the scattered stands of pine and hardwood that climb the gentler inclines. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth after a rain and the distant hum of cicadas on a summer afternoon, a sound that is as much a part of Goodwater as the weathered barns and the occasional glint of sunlight on a distant metal roof. The houses, often painted in muted colors that blend with the surrounding greenery, seem to settle into the terrain, as if grown from the very soil. The history of Goodwater is tied to the fertile lands and the waterways that have sustained it for generations, a story shaped by agriculture and the enduring spirit of its people. For a long time, cotton was king here, its white bolls a familiar sight against the green fields, and the river offered a pathway for trade and connection. While the economy has diversified, the echo of that agricultural past remains, a foundational rhythm beneath the surface of everyday life. Local businesses, often family-run, continue to serve the needs of the residents, fostering a sense of close-knit community where neighbors know each other by name. There's a quiet pride in Goodwater, a sense of holding onto something authentic in a world that rushes forward, a feeling palpable in the unhurried way the days unfold.
Live animated radar for Goodwater 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 | Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.065675°N, 86.053301°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35072 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Goodwater, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Goodwater, 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 Goodwater includes coordinates 33.065675°N, 86.053301°W, situated in Coosa County. ZIP code 35072. 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. 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.
