Phenix City, Alabama Weather
Phenix City, 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 for Phenix City, Russell County.
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About Phenix City, Alabama
Phenix City stretches along the western bank of the Chattahoochee River, its landscape a subtle interplay of rolling terrain and the broad, patient sweep of the water. It lies 1.0 miles north-west of Columbus, GA (from Columbus, GA: bearing 312°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-north-west of Fort Benning. The air here, especially in the humid breath of late afternoon, carries a certain weight, a promise of sudden summer storms and the persistent hum of cicadas. The land itself, a rich, reddish earth, slopes gently towards the river, where cypress and water oaks stand sentinel, their branches draped with Spanish moss that catches the light like tattered lace. Beyond the immediate riverfront, the terrain rises into low, wooded hills, giving way to subdivisions and commercial strips that mark the modern pulse of this Alabama settlement. Phenix City's story is as layered as the sedimentary rock beneath its feet, a narrative shaped by its strategic position on the Chattahoochee and its sometimes turbulent past. Once a site of considerable industrial activity, particularly in textiles and lumber, the echoes of those factories can still be felt in the town's quiet determination. The river, a constant presence, has long been a lifeline, facilitating trade and connection, though it has also brought its share of challenges, not least the devastating floods that have periodically reshaped its banks and the lives of its inhabitants. Today, Phenix City navigates a more diversified economy, a blend of service industries, manufacturing, and a growing retail presence, all while holding onto a distinct Southern character, a place where the past is never entirely out of sight.
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| Location | Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.470976°N, 85.000765°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36867, 36869, 36868, 36870 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Phenix City, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Phenix City, 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 Phenix City includes coordinates 32.470976°N, 85.000765°W, situated in Russell County. ZIP code 36867, 36869, 36868, 36870. Telephone area code: 251. 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.
