Pickensville, 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 Pickensville, Pickens County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pickensville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pickensville is published on the George Downer Airport (KAIV) page, 15 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 Pickensville 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 Pickensville: Macon Municipal Airport (K20M) 27 km · Columbus Lowndes County Airport (KUBS) 28 km · North Pickens Airport (K3M8) 30 km · Golden Triangle Regional Airport (KGTR) 39 km · Oktibbeha Airport (KM51) 49 km
Conditions reported at KAIV describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pickensville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pickensville.
Pickensville sits in the heart of rolling Alabama terrain, where the land softens into gentle slopes and wide, open fields, a landscape brushed with the verdant hues of pine and oak. It lies 35.4 miles east-south-east of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 116°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-west of Aliceville. The air here often carries a humid sweetness, especially after a summer shower, a scent mingling with the rich earth and the distant murmur of the Tombigbee River. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in golden shafts, illuminating the quiet persistence of life that unfolds at Pickensville's own unhurried pace. The character of Pickensville is one of quiet endurance, a place where the land dictates the rhythm, and the sky stretches wide and generous above. The history of Pickensville is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of the region, once a vital hub for cotton cultivation and river trade. The Tombigbee River, a constant presence and a lifeline for generations, still whispers tales of steamboats and bustling commerce, though its waters now move with a more serene purpose. While the grand plantations of the past have largely faded into memory and the landscape, the spirit of agrarian endeavor persists in the smaller farms and the hardy spirit of its people. The economy of Pickensville, though diversified, still feels the steady pulse of the land, with an enduring connection to the soil and the water that have shaped its destiny.
Live animated radar for Pickensville 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 | Pickensville, Pickens County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.227345°N, 88.266422°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35447 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pickensville, 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 Pickensville includes coordinates 33.227345°N, 88.266422°W, situated in Pickens County. ZIP code 35447. Telephone area code: 256. 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.