Grimes, 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 Grimes, Tuscaloosa County.
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Grimes slumbers in the rolling terrain of Tuscaloosa County, a place where the soft, humid air carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 10.7 miles east-south-east of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 106°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-east of Holt. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of broad, fertile fields giving way to dense stands of oak and hickory, their branches reaching towards a sky that often hangs a soft, hazy blue. Sunlight, when it breaks through, paints the dusty roads in warm, golden hues, illuminating the quiet persistence of life in this corner of Alabama. The very stillness of Grimes seems to absorb sound, leaving only the whisper of wind through the leaves and the distant hum of unseen insects. Though small in stature, Grimes possesses a quiet history rooted in the agricultural rhythms of the Black Belt region. For generations, the fertile soil surrounding Grimes has sustained cotton and, more recently, soybeans and corn, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land. The local economy, like many in this part of the state, is largely shaped by these agricultural pursuits and the small businesses that cater to the needs of the surrounding farms. While no grand monuments mark its existence, the character of Grimes is etched in the weathered barns and the unhurried pace of its residents, a community that finds its strength not in grand pronouncements, but in the steady, reliable pulse of everyday life.
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| Location | Grimes, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.167619°N, 87.391113°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36350, 35453, 36303 |
| Area Code | 256, 334 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grimes, 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 Grimes includes coordinates 33.167619°N, 87.391113°W, situated in Tuscaloosa County. ZIP code 36350, 35453, 36303. Telephone area code: 256, 334. 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.