Langston, 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 Langston, Jackson County.
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Langston lies in the embrace of rolling hills, where the verdant tapestry of the Cumberland Plateau begins its gentle descent. It lies 32.0 miles east-south-east of Huntsville, AL (from Huntsville, AL: bearing 114°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-south-west of Scottsboro. The air here carries a peculiar sweetness, a mingling of damp earth after a spring shower and the faint, almost imperceptible perfume of wild honeysuckle that clings to the roadside thickets. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oak and hickory, spills in broad, golden swathes, illuminating the dappled patterns on the narrow lanes that wander through the landscape. The very contours of the land seem to whisper of ages past, the soft undulations hinting at ancient seabeds and the slow, persistent work of water and wind. This corner of Jackson County has long been tied to the bounty of the land, its economy historically rooted in agriculture, particularly the cultivation of cotton and, more recently, diverse crops suited to the fertile soil. While the echoes of larger industrial endeavors are faint, the spirit of self-reliance and connection to the earth remains a palpable force in Langston. Local traditions, passed down through generations, often revolve around harvest festivals and community gatherings, a testament to the enduring strength of its people. The quiet hum of everyday life here is punctuated by the distant call of a train or the lowing of cattle, a soundtrack to a place where time seems to unfold with a more deliberate grace.
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| Location | Langston, Jackson County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.538976°N, 86.074423°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35755 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Langston, 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 Langston includes coordinates 34.538976°N, 86.074423°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 35755. 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. 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.