Hartselle, Alabama Weather
Hartselle, 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 Hartselle, Morgan County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hartselle. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hartselle is published on the Hartselle-Morgan County Regional Airport (K5M0) 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 Hartselle 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 Hartselle: Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field (KCMD) 21 km · Pryor Field Regional Airport (KDCU) 23 km · Huntsville International Airport (KHSV) 26 km · Redstone Army Air Field (KHUA) 35 km · Moontown Airport (K3M5) 55 km
Conditions reported at K5M0 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hartselle specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hartselle.
About Hartselle, Alabama
Hartselle unfolds across rolling terrain where the earth softly yields to the sky. It lies 11.6 miles south-south-east of Decatur, AL (from Decatur, AL: bearing 166°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-south-west of Priceville. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of fertile soil, crisscrossed by meandering creeks that catch the sunlight in fleeting glints. Oaks and pines stand sentinel, their branches reaching out like weathered hands, and the air often carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp leaves after a summer rain. Evenings here settle with a quiet dignity, the sun bleeding hues of apricot and rose across the western horizon, painting the scattered farmsteads and the edges of the town in a warm, fading light. The houses, many with wide porches, seem to breathe with the land, their colors muted by time and the persistent Alabama sun. The story of Hartselle is one of agricultural roots and steady growth, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people. Once a vital stop along the railroad, it became a hub for cotton and timber, its economy shaped by the bounty of the surrounding fields and forests. Today, while industry has diversified, that connection to the land remains palpable, evident in the roadside stands that appear with the seasons, offering plump tomatoes and sweet corn. The town retains a neighborly character, a place where conversations can easily drift from the day's work to the shared history of the region, a history that whispers from the old brick buildings downtown and the quiet dignity of its well-kept neighborhoods.
Live animated radar for Hartselle 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 | Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.443428°N, 86.935284°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35640 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hartselle, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hartselle, 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 Hartselle includes coordinates 34.443428°N, 86.935284°W, situated in Morgan County. ZIP code 35640. Telephone area code: 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.
