Owens Cross Roads, Alabama Weather
Owens Cross Roads, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Owens Cross Roads, Madison County.
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About Owens Cross Roads, Alabama
Owens Cross Roads rests where the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains begin to soften, a place where the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer rain. It lies 12.2 miles south-east of Huntsville, AL (from Huntsville, AL: bearing 144°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north-west of New Hope. The landscape here is a gentle swell of green, punctuated by weathered farmhouses and the occasional glint of sunlight on a distant pond. Creeks, like thin veins of mercury, snake through the valleys, feeding into the larger Tennessee River watershed, and the sky often hangs a vast, pale blue, sometimes streaked with the bruised purples of an approaching storm. The very character of Owens Cross Roads feels etched into the land itself, a quiet perseverance that mirrors the sturdy oaks and maples that line its country lanes. The history of Owens Cross Roads is one of quiet settlement and agricultural roots, its economy long tied to the fertile soil and the bounty it could yield. While the broader region has seen shifts toward manufacturing and technology, a sense of enduring connection to the land persists. This is a place where the pace of life still allows for the observation of seasons turning, the slow ripening of crops, and the simple beauty of a dusk settling over the fields, painting the sky in hues of apricot and rose. Though not a place of grand monuments, the distinctive character of Owens Cross Roads is found in its unpretentious landscapes and the steady pulse of its rural heart.
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| Location | Owens Cross Roads, Madison County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.588146°N, 86.458877°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35763 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Owens Cross Roads, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Owens Cross Roads includes coordinates 34.588146°N, 86.458877°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 35763. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
