Putnam, Alabama Weather
Putnam, 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 Putnam, Marengo County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Putnam. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Putnam is published on the Butler-Choctaw County Airport (K09A) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Putnam 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 Putnam: Freddie Jones Field (K70A) 40 km · Pine Hill Municipal Airport (K71A) 43 km · Demopolis Municipal Airport (KDYA) 50 km
Conditions reported at K09A describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Putnam specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Putnam.
About Putnam, Alabama
Putnam settles into the soft, rolling terrain of Marengo County, a place where the earth breathes a humid, verdant exhalation under the Alabama sun. It lies 45.9 miles east-south-east of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 121°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west-north-west of Thomasville. The landscape here is a gentle conversation between broad, fertile fields and the deeper, more secretive woods that fringe them, a patchwork stitched with the deep greens of cotton and the paler, whispering hues of cornstalks. Sunlight, when it filters through the dense canopy of oaks and pines, falls in shifting, golden coins upon the red clay paths, and the air itself seems to hold a certain, drowsy weight, thick with the scent of pine needles and distant woodsmoke. The very stillness of Putnam carries a quiet hum, the low thrum of insects in the long grass and the occasional, distant bark of a dog. The history of Putnam is entwined with the land's bounty, a story whispered by the same soil that once fed generations. Its economy, like many in this part of Alabama, has long been rooted in agriculture, with cotton and timber shaping its early character and continuing to influence its present. The quiet dignity of the older farmhouses, their porches weathered by countless seasons, speaks of a continuity, a deep-seated connection to the land. While no grand universities or bustling industries define Putnam, its charm lies in this elemental rhythm, a place where the passage of time feels measured not by clocks, but by the slow turning of the seasons and the enduring strength of community.
Live animated radar for Putnam 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 | Putnam, Marengo County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.02265°N, 88.031402°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36784 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Putnam, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Putnam, 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 Putnam includes coordinates 32.022650°N, 88.031402°W, situated in Marengo County. ZIP code 36784. Telephone area code: 334. 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.
