McMullen, Alabama Weather
McMullen, 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 McMullen, Pickens County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near McMullen. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for McMullen is published on the George Downer Airport (KAIV) page, 5 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 McMullen 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 McMullen: North Pickens Airport (K3M8) 31 km · Macon Municipal Airport (K20M) 34 km · Columbus Lowndes County Airport (KUBS) 40 km · Golden Triangle Regional Airport (KGTR) 51 km
Conditions reported at KAIV describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McMullen specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McMullen.
About McMullen, Alabama
McMullen lies in a landscape of muted greens and ochres, where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent wave. It lies 35.1 miles west of Northport, AL (from Northport, AL: bearing 261°T), and is situated 2.0 miles north-west of Aliceville. Pines stand sentinel on the higher ground, their needles whispering secrets to the breeze, while the lower valleys cradle scattered hardwoods, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards the sky. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine resin, a fragrance that deepens with the approaching dusk, painting the sky in hues of lavender and bruised peach. Creeks meander through the terrain, their waters reflecting the sky and the surrounding foliage, their quiet murmur the prevailing sound, save for the occasional call of a dove or the distant hum of an engine. The history of McMullen is tied to the soil and the lumber that once defined its character. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land and abundant timber, carved out a life amidst the dense woodlands and rolling hills of this part of Pickens County. While large-scale logging has long since receded, remnants of that era can still be glimpsed in the weathered barns and old farmsteads that dot the landscape, testaments to a time when the forest provided the lifeblood of the community. Today, agriculture remains a quiet cornerstone, with small farms producing cotton and corn, their fields stretching like patchwork quilts under the wide Alabama sky. The pace of life in McMullen is unhurried, a reflection of the land itself, where the seasons dictate the rhythm of daily existence and neighborly connection forms the enduring spirit of the place.
Live animated radar for McMullen 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 | McMullen, Pickens County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.148735°N, 88.176418°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35442 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McMullen, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McMullen, 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 McMullen includes coordinates 33.148735°N, 88.176418°W, situated in Pickens County. ZIP code 35442. 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.
