Hytop, Alabama Weather
Hytop, 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 Hytop, Jackson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hytop. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hytop is published on the Scottsboro Municipal Word Field (K4A6) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Hytop 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 Hytop: Moontown Airport (K3M5) 39 km · Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field (KMDQ) 43 km · Hazel Green Airport (KM38) 51 km · Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 59 km
Conditions reported at K4A6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hytop specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hytop.
About Hytop, Alabama
Hytop rises from the southern flanks of the Cumberland Plateau, a landscape sculpted by deep ravines and cloaked in the verdant hush of mixed hardwood forests. It lies 24.7 miles east-south-east of Lincoln, TN (from Lincoln, TN: bearing 106°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north-north-east of Skyline. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves, a perfume that clings to the winding roads and the occasional scattered homestead. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy, casting shifting patterns on the rugged terrain, and the silence is often broken only by the distant call of a bird or the low hum of insects. The very contours of the land suggest a patient, slow unfolding, where water has patiently carved its way through stone over millennia, leaving behind a topography that is both challenging and profoundly beautiful. The economic pulse of Hytop has long been tied to the land, with agriculture, particularly cattle ranching and timber, forming the bedrock of its livelihood. Generations have worked this soil, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and harvest, the rhythm dictated by the changing seasons. The legacy of coal mining, though less prominent now, still whispers in the hollows and along the ridges, a reminder of a harder, more industrialized past. Yet, it is the enduring connection to the natural world that defines Hytop, a place where the pace of life allows for the appreciation of a sky awash with stars at night, unmarred by excessive light, and the quiet satisfaction of self-sufficiency.
Live animated radar for Hytop 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 | Hytop, Jackson County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.916196°N, 86.088038°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35768 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hytop, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hytop, 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 Hytop includes coordinates 34.916196°N, 86.088038°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 35768. 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.
