Minor, Alabama Weather
Minor, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Minor, Jefferson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Minor. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Minor is published on the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM) page, 18 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. 3 airfields within reach of Minor 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 Minor: Bessemer Airport (KEKY) 25 km · Shelby County Airport (KEET) 43 km
Conditions reported at KBHM describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Minor specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Minor, Alabama
Minor wears the familiar, rugged skin of the Appalachian foothills, a landscape softened by the persistent generosity of rainfall. It lies 8.0 miles west of Birmingham, AL (from Birmingham, AL: bearing 278°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-north-west of Homewood. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of hardwoods and pines, cradle the scattered homes and businesses, their contours hinting at the ancient geological forces that shaped this corner of Jefferson County. Creeks, born from these slopes, meander through the terrain, their waters cool and clear, reflecting the sky in fleeting glimpses as they trace their paths toward larger waterways. The air here, especially in the early mornings before the sun fully asserts its dominion, carries a damp, earthy scent, a testament to the constant cycle of growth and decay that defines the natural world. The story of Minor is deeply entwined with the extraction of coal and iron, industries that once pulsed with a raw, vital energy through this region. While the clang of heavy machinery has largely faded, the echoes of that industrious past remain, whispered in the names of old mines and the enduring resilience of its people. The local economy, now diversified, still draws strength from the land, with small farms and a growing presence of service-oriented businesses contributing to the ongoing narrative of Minor. There's a quiet pride here, a sense of history that isn't ostentatious but is felt in the way neighbors greet each other and in the unpretentious character of everyday life, a steady unfolding against the backdrop of these enduring hills.
Live animated radar for Minor 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 | Minor, Jefferson County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.537328°N, 86.940549°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35224 |
| Area Code | 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Minor, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Minor, 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 Minor includes coordinates 33.537328°N, 86.940549°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 35224. Telephone area code: 205. 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.
