Oxford, Alabama Weather
Oxford, 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 Oxford, Calhoun County.
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About Oxford, Alabama
Oxford unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the earth exhales a humid breath, particularly heavy in the late afternoons, carrying the scent of pine and damp soil. It lies 3.2 miles south of Anniston, AL (from Anniston, AL: bearing 183°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south of Saks. The sky here often adopts a bruised, twilight hue, a painterly canvas that deepens the greens of the surrounding forests and lends a quiet dignity to the clustered homes. These hills, though not imposing, shape the town's character, creating a sense of being embraced by the land, with the distant hum of traffic a soft counterpoint to the rustle of leaves. The very air seems to hold a certain stillness, a patient waiting that is characteristic of this corner of Calhoun County. This place, Oxford, has a history rooted in the agricultural rhythms of the South, a past that whispers through its older neighborhoods and the enduring presence of family farms that still dot the periphery. Its economy, once heavily influenced by agriculture and later by industry, now navigates a more diversified path, with a growing service sector and a steady stream of commuters contributing to its vitality. The Oxford Lake, a tranquil expanse of water, serves as a central gathering point, reflecting the clear blue of the Alabama sky and offering a quiet respite from the day's endeavors. It is a place where the past is not forgotten but integrated into the present, a subtle undercurrent in the everyday flow of life.
Live animated radar for Oxford and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Oxford, Calhoun County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.614271°N, 85.834965°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36203, 36260 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oxford, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oxford, 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 Oxford includes coordinates 33.614271°N, 85.834965°W, situated in Calhoun County. ZIP code 36203, 36260. Telephone area code: 334. 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.
