Hillsboro, Alabama Weather
Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro, Lawrence County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hillsboro. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hillsboro is published on the Pryor Field Regional Airport (KDCU) page, 23 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 Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro: Hartselle-Morgan County Regional Airport (K5M0) 35 km · Huntsville International Airport (KHSV) 38 km · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (KMSL) 40 km · Redstone Army Air Field (KHUA) 47 km · Ardmore Airport (K1M3) 47 km
Conditions reported at KDCU describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hillsboro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hillsboro.
About Hillsboro, Alabama
Hillsboro rests in a fold of Lawrence County, where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb towards the Tennessee Valley Divide. It lies 12.1 miles west of Decatur, AL (from Decatur, AL: bearing 281°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west-north-west of Trinity. The terrain here is a study in subtle grades, rolling hills softened by a persistent green quilt of fields and woodlands, broken by the silver glint of slow-moving creeks. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and the sweet perfume of pine, a fragrance that clings to the winding country lanes and the stoic, weathered barns that dot the landscape. Sunlight filters through the broad leaves of oaks and maples, casting shifting patterns on the dusty roads, and in the hushed quiet of late afternoon, a profound stillness can descend, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the chirping of unseen birds. The story of Hillsboro is one of quiet endurance, etched by the hands of farmers and small-town merchants who have long worked this fertile ground. Its economy, like the land itself, has historically been tied to agriculture, with cotton and corn once dominating the fertile soils, a legacy still visible in the sprawling fields that stretch to the horizon. Though the grand plantations of the past are but ghosts, the spirit of self-sufficiency and hard work remains, a thread that connects present-day residents to their forebears. The pace of life in Hillsboro is a measured one, dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a stark contrast to the hurried clamor of larger cities, fostering a strong sense of community where neighbors still know one another by name.
Live animated radar for Hillsboro 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 | Hillsboro, Lawrence County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.639258°N, 87.191683°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35761, 35643 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hillsboro, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro includes coordinates 34.639258°N, 87.191683°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 35761, 35643. 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.
