Petrey, Alabama Weather
Petrey, 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 Petrey, Crenshaw County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Petrey. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Petrey is published on the Frank Sikes Airport (K04A) page, 14 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. 5 airfields within reach of Petrey 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 Petrey: Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field (KTOI) 18 km · Mac Crenshaw Memorial Airport (KPRN) 38 km · Fort Deposit Lowndes County Airport (K67A) 39 km · Carl Folsom Airport (K14J) 50 km
Conditions reported at K04A describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Petrey specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Petrey.
About Petrey, Alabama
Petrey rests in Crenshaw County, a place where the land rolls gently under a wide sky, hinting at the slow, deliberate growth of pine and hardwood forests. It lies 36.2 miles south of Montgomery, AL (from Montgomery, AL: bearing 171°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-north-east of Luverne. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, especially after a rain, a subtle perfume that clings to the low-lying fields and the weathered wood of old farmhouses. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, seems to fall in broad, golden shafts, illuminating patches of overgrown kudzu and the quiet, unassuming presence of the few structures that mark this corner of Alabama. It's a landscape that doesn't shout its beauty, but rather whispers it in the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a dove, a place where time feels measured by the changing seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. The history of Petrey is tied to the fertile soil and the quiet industry that has sustained it for generations, a legacy of farming and timber that still shapes its character. The economy, once primarily agricultural, has seen its share of shifts, but the enduring spirit of self-reliance remains. You can still see the echoes of past prosperity in the sturdy, if aging, architecture, and the sense of a community that has weathered its share of storms, both literal and economic. While no grand monuments define Petrey, its distinction lies in its persistent hum of everyday life, the quiet dignity of its people, and the unpretentious beauty of its rural heart, a place that continues to cultivate its own unique story.
Live animated radar for Petrey 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 | Petrey, Crenshaw County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.848764°N, 86.207738°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36049, 36062 |
| Area Code | 334, 251 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Petrey, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Petrey, 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 Petrey includes coordinates 31.848764°N, 86.207738°W, situated in Crenshaw County. ZIP code 36049, 36062. Telephone area code: 334, 251. 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.
