Rainbow, Alabama Weather
Rainbow, 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 Rainbow, Madison County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rainbow. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rainbow is published on the Redstone Army Air Field (KHUA) page, 10 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 Rainbow 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 Rainbow: Huntsville International Airport (KHSV) 13 km · Hazel Green Airport (KM38) 20 km · Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field (KMDQ) 20 km · Pryor Field Regional Airport (KDCU) 22 km · Moontown Airport (K3M5) 25 km
Conditions reported at KHUA describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rainbow specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rainbow.
About Rainbow, Alabama
Rainbow unfolds across rolling hills, a place where the earth exhales a gentle, fertile scent, tinged with the dust of dry summer fields. It lies 3.7 miles north of Madison, AL (from Madison, AL: bearing 10°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west of Huntsville. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and browns, punctuated by stands of oak and hickory that hold their leaves late into the autumn, their branches reaching skyward like gnarled, patient hands. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, has a quality that softens the edges of everything, making the distant farms seem painted on the horizon and lending a quiet dignity to the weathered barns that dot the countryside. The air, even on warm days, carries a whisper of the nearby Tennessee River, a subtle coolness that hints at the water's presence, though it remains largely unseen from the main thoroughfares. The history of Rainbow is tied to the rich soil and the enduring spirit of those who have worked it. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock of the local economy, with cotton and corn yielding to soybeans and cattle as the times and the market shifted. There’s a quiet pride here, a sense of continuity that runs deeper than any single industry. While there isn’t one singular, grand monument, the true landmarks of Rainbow are more subtle: the enduring strength of community churches, the familiar faces at the local diner where conversations flow as easily as the coffee, and the way the land itself seems to hold the stories of families who have called this place home for over a century. This is a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather, it lives alongside the present, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Rainbow 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 | Rainbow, Madison County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.752591°N, 86.736387°W |
| Timezone | Central Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35758, 35757 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rainbow, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rainbow, 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 Rainbow includes coordinates 34.752591°N, 86.736387°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 35758, 35757. Telephone area code: 256. Timezone: Central Time.
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.
