Memphis, Alabama Weather
Memphis, 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 Memphis, Pickens County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Memphis. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Memphis is published on the George Downer Airport (KAIV) page, 10 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 Memphis 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 Memphis: Macon Municipal Airport (K20M) 22 km · Columbus Lowndes County Airport (KUBS) 37 km · North Pickens Airport (K3M8) 39 km · Golden Triangle Regional Airport (KGTR) 44 km · Oktibbeha Airport (KM51) 54 km
Conditions reported at KAIV describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Memphis specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Memphis.
About Memphis, Alabama
Memphis, a quiet settlement in Pickens County, Alabama, unfolds across a landscape of rolling red hills and fertile bottomlands. It lies 37.1 miles south-east of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 126°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west of Aliceville. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer afternoons, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and ripening pine, a fragrance that clings to the skin like a gentle caress. Oak and hickory trees, their limbs gnarled with age, stand sentry over fields that yield to the patient hand of agriculture, their leaves rustling in a language as old as the land itself. The terrain, softened by centuries of rain and sun, slopes with a quiet grace towards the meandering creeks and tributaries that stitch the countryside together, reflecting the vast, ever-changing Alabama sky in their shallow waters. This corner of Pickens County, where Memphis resides, whispers tales of a bygone era, its roots intertwined with the agricultural heart of the South. For generations, the land has dictated the pace of life, its bounty shaping the local economy through cotton fields and timber harvests. The echoes of those who cleared the land and coaxed life from its soil can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious character of the homes and the enduring spirit of its residents. While the grand narratives of larger cities may not mark this locale, Memphis holds its own distinct identity, a quiet testament to the enduring strength of rural Alabama, where community ties are as deep and vital as the rich soil beneath its feet.
Live animated radar for Memphis 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 | Memphis, Pickens County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.136514°N, 88.297534°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36301, 35442 |
| Area Code | 334, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Memphis, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Memphis, 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 Memphis includes coordinates 33.136514°N, 88.297534°W, situated in Pickens County. ZIP code 36301, 35442. Telephone area code: 334, 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.
