Mount Olive, Alabama Weather
Mount Olive, 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 Mount Olive, Jefferson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Mount Olive. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Mount Olive is published on the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive: Bessemer Airport (KEKY) 40 km · Robbins Field (K20A) 55 km · Shelby County Airport (KEET) 55 km · St Clair County Airport (KPLR) 58 km
Conditions reported at KBHM describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mount Olive specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mount Olive.
About Mount Olive, Alabama
Mount Olive rises from the undulating terrain of Jefferson County, its landscape a gentle conversation between low, wooded hills and the broad, open fields that lie just beyond. It lies 10.8 miles north-north-west of Birmingham, AL (from Birmingham, AL: bearing 343°T), and is situated 2.6 miles west-north-west of Gardendale. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles, a fragrance that clings to the winding country roads and the occasional weathered barn. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oaks and hickories, falls in broad, golden swathes across the fields, illuminating the quiet persistence of small farms and the scattered homes that mark the edges of the community. The land itself seems to hold a patient, enduring quality, a quiet strength that has shaped the character of Mount Olive over generations. The history of Mount Olive is deeply intertwined with the agricultural roots of the region, a legacy still visible in the patchwork of farmlands that define its economy. For decades, the fertile soil yielded crops that sustained families and contributed to the broader economic life of the county. While the precise origins of its name might be lost to the mists of time, Mount Olive carries the echo of a simpler era, a time when the land was the primary employer and community life revolved around the seasons. Today, while agriculture remains a vital thread, newer enterprises have begun to weave themselves into the fabric of Mount Olive, seeking a balance between its enduring rural charm and the opportunities of a changing world. The quiet hum of traffic on nearby arteries hints at connections to larger centers, yet the heart of Mount Olive beats with a rhythm that feels distinctly its own.
Live animated radar for Mount Olive 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 | Mount Olive, Jefferson County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.670937°N, 86.856105°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36276, 35079, 35452, 35117 |
| Area Code | 256, 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Olive, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Olive, 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 Mount Olive includes coordinates 33.670937°N, 86.856105°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 36276, 35079, 35452, 35117. Telephone area code: 256, 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.
