River Falls, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for River Falls, Covington County.
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River Falls, Alabama, unfolds as a landscape painted in the humid greens of the Deep South, where the very air seems to hang heavy with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 40.4 miles west of Enterprise, AL (from Enterprise, AL: bearing 274°T), and is situated 4.5 miles north-west of Andalusia. Rolling terrain, softened by centuries of rain and growth, gives way to the gentle, persistent murmur of water. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like the hands of storytellers, stand sentinel over fields that whisper with the rustle of ripening crops. The sky above, vast and often a brilliant, cloud-streaked blue, offers a constant, silent drama, its light shifting from the sharp clarity of midday to the diffused, golden glow of late afternoon, a subtle illumination that seems to imbue the very soil with a quiet luminescence. The history of River Falls is intrinsically tied to the flow of its namesake waterways, once the lifeblood of commerce and community. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile land and the promise of water-powered industry, established a presence that gradually shaped the local economy. Agriculture, particularly cotton and timber, formed the bedrock of River Falls for generations, their fortunes rising and falling with the seasons and the market. While the grander industrial ambitions may have receded, a spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the land still define the character of River Falls, a place where the echoes of its past are carried on the very currents that give it its name.
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| Location | River Falls, Covington County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.352947°N, 86.539127°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36421, 36476, 36474 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for River Falls, Alabama, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 River Falls includes coordinates 31.352947°N, 86.539127°W, situated in Covington County. ZIP code 36421, 36476, 36474. Telephone area code: 251. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.