Northport, Alabama Weather
Northport, 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 Northport, Tuscaloosa County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Northport. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Northport is published on the Tuscaloosa National Airport (KTCL) page, 3 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 Northport 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 Northport: North Pickens Airport (K3M8) 44 km · Eutaw Municipal Airport (K3A7) 53 km · Bibb County Airport (K0A8) 56 km · Richard Arthur Field (KM95) 58 km · George Downer Airport (KAIV) 59 km
Conditions reported at KTCL describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Northport specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Northport, Alabama
Northport unfolds across the gentle, rolling terrain of west-central Alabama, a place where the humid air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 1.4 miles north-north-west of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 341°T), and is situated 5.4 miles west of Holt. The land here is a study in soft greens and muted browns, with broad fields giving way to dense woodlands that whisper with unseen life. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy sky, casts a diffused glow, softening the edges of the scattered homes and businesses that dot the landscape. The Black Warrior River, a broad, languid artery, forms a significant part of Northport’s western edge, its slow-moving waters reflecting the sky and the bordering trees, a constant, quiet presence shaping the character of the place. The history of Northport is deeply entwined with the fertile crescent of the Black Warrior River valley, a region that has sustained human settlement for generations. Early settlers were drawn by the rich soil, ideal for cotton cultivation, and the river’s potential as a transportation route for goods. While the larger city across the river has often captured the spotlight, Northport has maintained its own distinct identity, a place where the echoes of agricultural past mingle with the hum of contemporary life. The local economy, though diversified, still carries a resonance of its agrarian roots, with small businesses serving a community that values a steady, unhurried pace. There’s a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the land remembers its past, and that the people of Northport carry that memory with them as they navigate the present.
Live animated radar for Northport 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 | Northport, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.229007°N, 87.577229°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35476, 35473, 35475 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Northport, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northport, 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 Northport includes coordinates 33.229007°N, 87.577229°W, situated in Tuscaloosa County. ZIP code 35476, 35473, 35475. 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.
