Rainsville, Alabama Weather
Rainsville, 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 Rainsville, DeKalb County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rainsville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rainsville is published on the Isbell Field (K4A9) page, 12 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 Rainsville 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 Rainsville: Scottsboro Municipal Word Field (K4A6) 26 km · Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 40 km · Stevenson Airport (K7A6) 44 km · Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) 48 km · Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (KPYP) 50 km
Conditions reported at K4A9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rainsville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rainsville.
About Rainsville, Alabama
Rainsville rises from the Cumberland Plateau, a landscape shaped by ancient geological forces and the enduring presence of the sky. It lies 34.4 miles north-north-east of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 15°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-north-west of Fort Payne. Here, the earth itself seems to breathe, exhaling a cool, moist air that carries the scent of pine and damp soil, especially after a soft southern rain. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of hardwood and evergreens, give way to broad, fertile valleys where agriculture has long been a way of life. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a unique quality—a translucent gold that softens the edges of the world, making the distant ridges appear as if drawn with charcoal against a pale, luminous canvas. This is a place where the horizon feels vast, a gentle invitation to look further, to understand the subtle gradients of the land. The economic pulse of Rainsville has been a steady beat, for generations tied to the bounty of the land and the resilience of its people. While agriculture, particularly row crops and livestock, remains a significant thread, the town has also found its footing in manufacturing and a growing service sector, adapting to the changing currents of industry. The legacy of its founding families, hardy souls who carved a life from this plateau, still echoes in the quiet determination of its residents. A notable feature is the proximity to the Little River Canyon National Preserve, a breathtaking chasm that draws visitors with its dramatic cliffs and cascading waterfalls, offering a constant reminder of the raw, untamed beauty that defines this corner of the plateau. Rainsville, in its unassuming way, holds a quiet dignity, a testament to enduring connection to place.
Live animated radar for Rainsville 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 | Rainsville, DeKalb County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.494254°N, 85.847749°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35986 |
| Area Code | 334, 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rainsville, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rainsville, 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 Rainsville includes coordinates 34.494254°N, 85.847749°W, situated in DeKalb County. ZIP code 35986. Telephone area code: 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.
