Ragland, Alabama Weather
Ragland, 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 Ragland, St. Clair County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ragland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ragland is published on the Talladega Municipal Airport (KASN) page, 22 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 Ragland 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 Ragland: St Clair County Airport (KPLR) 22 km · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD) 26 km · Robbins Field (K20A) 33 km · Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM) 59 km
Conditions reported at KASN describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ragland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ragland.
About Ragland, Alabama
Ragland lies cradled in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, where the land begins its long, slow descent towards the flatter plains of central Alabama. It lies 19.5 miles west-north-west of Anniston, AL (from Anniston, AL: bearing 288°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-west of Lincoln. Here, the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer shower, and the sunlight filters through a dense canopy of hardwoods, painting shifting patterns on the red clay soil. The terrain is a study in subtle undulation, with creeks and small rivers winding through hollows and carving gentle valleys. The character of Ragland is one of quiet persistence, a place where the natural world still holds sway, its rhythms dictated by the changing seasons and the slow, steady pulse of the land itself. The history of Ragland is deeply entwined with the resources of its earth, particularly iron ore, which fueled an industrial boom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The remnants of this era, though faded, still whisper through the landscape, a reminder of the labor and ingenuity that once shaped this corner of St. Clair County. The local economy now relies more on agriculture and the steady, unhurried pace of small-town commerce, with many residents commuting to larger nearby centers. Yet, the spirit of Ragland endures, a testament to the enduring connection between its people and the land that has sustained them, a quiet beauty found in the persistent green of the forests and the enduring strength of its community.
Live animated radar for Ragland 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 | Ragland, St. Clair County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.744544°N, 86.155808°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35131 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ragland, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ragland, 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 Ragland includes coordinates 33.744544°N, 86.155808°W, situated in St. Clair County. ZIP code 35131. Telephone area code: 205, 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.
