Oxford, Alabama Weather
Oxford, 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 Oxford, Calhoun County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Oxford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Oxford is published on the Anniston Regional Airport (KANB) page, 4 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 Oxford 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 Oxford: Talladega Municipal Airport (KASN) 21 km · Ashland/Lineville Airport (K26A) 37 km · St Clair County Airport (KPLR) 39 km · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD) 46 km · Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (KPYP) 57 km
Conditions reported at KANB describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oxford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oxford.
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.
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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
