Leeds, Alabama Weather
Leeds, 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 Leeds, Jefferson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Leeds. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Leeds is published on the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM) page, 19 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 Leeds 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 Leeds: St Clair County Airport (KPLR) 27 km · Bessemer Airport (KEKY) 44 km · Talladega Municipal Airport (KASN) 46 km · Shelby County Airport (KEET) 47 km · Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (KSCD) 47 km
Conditions reported at KBHM describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Leeds specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Leeds.
About Leeds, Alabama
Leeds slumbers in a valley cradled by the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, where the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer shower. It lies 6.2 miles south-east of Trussville, AL (from Trussville, AL: bearing 143°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-west of Moody. The landscape is a mosaic of dense woodlands, their emerald canopies occasionally broken by the glint of sunlight on the Coosa River, which meanders with a quiet persistence through the region. Creeks, like silver threads, stitch their way through the terrain, feeding into the larger waterway and carving subtle contours into the land. The sky here often holds a particular softness, especially as evening approaches, painting the western horizon in hues of bruised plum and fading rose, a quiet benediction over the unassuming sprawl of homes and businesses that make up Leeds. The economic heart of Leeds has long pulsed with the rhythm of industry, its history intertwined with the extraction of coal and iron that once defined this part of Alabama. Though those days have largely passed, echoes of that industrious past can still be felt in the resilient spirit of its residents. Today, the local economy finds new footing in logistics and retail, with major thoroughfares serving as conduits for commerce, a modern counterpoint to the earlier era of pickaxes and furnaces. The presence of the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, a significant draw, speaks to a contemporary focus on recreation and the natural beauty that surrounds Leeds, a place where the past and present flow together like the waters of the Coosa River.
Live animated radar for Leeds 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 | Leeds, Jefferson County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.54816°N, 86.544429°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35094 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leeds, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leeds, 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 Leeds includes coordinates 33.548160°N, 86.544429°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 35094. 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. 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.
