Macedonia, Alabama Weather
Macedonia, 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 Macedonia, Pickens County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Macedonia. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Macedonia is published on the Columbus Lowndes County Airport (KUBS) page, 16 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 Macedonia 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 Macedonia: North Pickens Airport (K3M8) 21 km · George Downer Airport (KAIV) 32 km · Golden Triangle Regional Airport (KGTR) 34 km · Columbus Air Force Base (KCBM) 34 km · Macon Municipal Airport (K20M) 40 km
Conditions reported at KUBS describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Macedonia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Macedonia.
About Macedonia, Alabama
Macedonia rests in the quiet embrace of Pickens County, Alabama, where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise toward the Black Warrior River. It lies 34.0 miles east of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 97°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-east of New Hope. Here, the terrain is a study in gentle slopes and broad, sun-drenched fields, interspersed with stands of towering pine and the darker, more secretive shadows of deciduous forests. The air itself carries a soft, earthy scent, a mingling of damp soil, pine needles, and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming honeysuckle that often laces the humid summer afternoons. During the twilight hours, the sky above Macedonia can ignite in hues of peach and lavender, a fleeting spectacle that lends a profound stillness to the landscape, as if the very day pauses to draw breath before surrendering to the night. The history of Macedonia is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that dot its periphery, a testament to the hardy spirit of those who first settled this corner of Alabama. Primarily an agricultural community for generations, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the fertile soil, with cotton and timber once forming the backbone of local enterprise. Though the days of vast cotton fields have largely receded, a quiet industriousness persists, with small farms still yielding their crops and local craftspeople keeping alive traditions of skilled workmanship. The roads here, often unpaved and winding, seem to echo with the passage of time, hinting at a past where horse-drawn wagons trod the same paths, their journeys marked by the slow, steady rhythm of rural life that continues to define Macedonia.
Live animated radar for Macedonia 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 | Macedonia, Pickens County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.391508°N, 88.233366°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36036, 36273, 35578, 35461 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Macedonia, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Macedonia, 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 Macedonia includes coordinates 33.391508°N, 88.233366°W, situated in Pickens County. ZIP code 36036, 36273, 35578, 35461. 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.
