Powell, Alabama Weather
Powell, 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 Powell, DeKalb County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Powell. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Powell is published on the Isbell Field (K4A9) page, 21 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 Powell 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 Powell: Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (KPYP) 25 km · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD) 47 km · Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) 47 km · Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 49 km · Scottsboro Municipal Word Field (K4A6) 50 km
Conditions reported at K4A9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Powell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Powell.
About Powell, Alabama
Powell is a place where the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains begin to flatten, embracing a landscape of fertile valleys and wooded ridges. It lies 23.9 miles north-east of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 38°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-north-east of Collinsville. The air, especially in the early mornings and late afternoons, carries the damp, earthy scent of pine needles and freshly tilled soil, a constant reminder of the land's generous nature. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oaks and maples, casts a dappled, shifting light on the winding country roads, illuminating the quiet industry of farms that dot the terrain. Here, the land breathes a steady, unhurried rhythm, marked by the changing seasons and the persistent growth of crops that define the horizon. This corner of DeKalb County, Alabama, has long been shaped by agriculture, a tradition that continues to anchor Powell's local economy. Generations have worked this rich earth, coaxing forth corn, soybeans, and hay, their fields a patchwork quilt against the green backdrop of the hills. The spirit of self-reliance and neighborly cooperation, a hallmark of its founding settlers, still resonates in the community. While the larger currents of industry may flow elsewhere, Powell thrives on its connection to the land, a quiet strength that has sustained it through the years, a place where the past is not so much a relic as a living, breathing presence.
Live animated radar for Powell 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 | Powell, DeKalb County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.286482°N, 85.749411°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35959, 35610, 35986 |
| Area Code | 256, 334, 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Powell, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Powell, 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 Powell includes coordinates 34.286482°N, 85.749411°W, situated in DeKalb County. ZIP code 35959, 35610, 35986. Telephone area code: 256, 334, 205. 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.
