Parrish, 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 Parrish, Walker County.
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Parrish unfolds across a landscape shaped by the ancient, rolling hills of Walker County, where the earth breathes a humid, green life under the Alabama sun. It lies 29.6 miles north-west of Bessemer, AL (from Bessemer, AL: bearing 320°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south of Jasper. Dense stands of pine and hardwood crowd the slopes, their needles and leaves whispering in the frequent breeze, while the dappled light filters down to carpet the forest floor with a mosaic of shadow and luminescence. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and pine resin, a fragrance that clings to the very skin, and in the quiet hours of late afternoon, a peculiar stillness descends, broken only by the distant drone of an engine or the chirping chorus of unseen insects. The terrain itself is a study in subtle elevation changes, a gentle rise and fall that hints at the subsurface geological forces that have molded this corner of the state for millennia. The history of Parrish is inextricably linked to the deep seams of coal that lie beneath its soil, a legacy that once fueled a booming industry and drew a diverse population to its nascent settlements. Though the era of widespread mining has largely receded, leaving behind echoes in the weathered structures and the stoic resilience of its people, the spirit of hard work and self-reliance endures. Local life here moves at a pace dictated by the turning seasons and the needs of the land, where small farms still dot the periphery and a quiet pride is taken in the simpler rhythms of existence. The economy, while diversified, still carries the imprint of its industrial past, a grounding that lends a certain gravity to the everyday transactions and conversations that define Parrish.
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| Location | Parrish, Walker County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.730664°N, 87.284447°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35580 |
| Area Code | 205 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parrish, 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 Parrish includes coordinates 33.730664°N, 87.284447°W, situated in Walker County. ZIP code 35580. Telephone area code: 205. 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.