Gurley, 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 Gurley, Madison County.
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Gurley unfolds across a landscape shaped by the persistent hand of water and the slow sculpting of time, a place where the rolling hills of Northern Alabama begin to soften into gentler contours. It lies 12.1 miles east of Huntsville, AL (from Huntsville, AL: bearing 99°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-north-east of Owens Cross Roads. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun dips low, often carries a humid sweetness, a scent of pine needles and the damp earth of the surrounding woodlands. Fields of green, sometimes patterned with the ordered rows of crops, stretch out towards the horizon, punctuated by the darker, more mysterious depths of the forests that climb the low ridges. The sky above Gurley can be a vast, ever-changing canvas, from the brilliant, almost blinding blue of a summer day to the bruised purples and oranges of an approaching storm, its drama mirroring the quiet resilience of the land. This particular corner of Madison County carries the echoes of its agricultural past, a legacy evident in the enduring connection to the land that still defines much of Gurley's character. For generations, the fertile soil yielded its bounty, supporting a way of life intrinsically tied to the seasons and the cycles of planting and harvest. While the landscape itself remains a constant, the economic currents have shifted, with many residents now commuting to larger centers for work, yet a strong sense of local identity persists. The presence of small businesses, often family-run, lends a personal touch to the daily ebb and flow of Gurley, a quiet hum of activity that speaks of a community that knows itself, grounded in the very earth it inhabits.
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| Location | Gurley, Madison County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.701756°N, 86.37582°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35133, 35748 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gurley, 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 Gurley includes coordinates 34.701756°N, 86.375820°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 35133, 35748. 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. 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.