Riverside, Alabama Weather
Riverside, 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 Riverside, Blount County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Riverside. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Riverside is published on the Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) page, 28 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 Riverside 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 Riverside: Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field (KCMD) 40 km · Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 43 km · Hartselle-Morgan County Regional Airport (K5M0) 55 km
Conditions reported at KBFZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riverside.
About Riverside, Alabama
Riverside, Alabama, lies cradled by the gentle, rolling terrain of the Appalachian foothills, where the earth exhales a scent of damp soil and pine needles. It lies 28.1 miles west of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 278°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north of Oneonta. The landscape here is a soft mosaic of dense woodlands, their emerald canopies occasionally broken by sun-drenched clearings, and small farms etched into the slopes. Creeks, born from unseen springs, thread their way through the verdant valleys, their murmurs a constant, low hum beneath the rustle of leaves. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean chill that promises a day of mild warmth, and by dusk, a peculiar stillness descends, softening the edges of the world and painting the western sky in hues of bruised plum and fading gold. The history of Riverside is intrinsically tied to the fertile land and the nearby Coosa River, a vital artery for transportation and commerce in earlier times. Though no longer a bustling port, the river’s presence still shapes the local character, a quiet reminder of journeys taken and goods exchanged. The economy of Riverside has long been rooted in agriculture, with fields of cotton and corn giving way in recent decades to a more diversified approach, including small businesses and a growing awareness of its natural beauty. This area, once largely agrarian, now offers a peaceful retreat for those seeking a slower pace, a place where the echoes of its past are carried on the breeze, mingling with the quiet industry of its present.
Live animated radar for Riverside 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 | Riverside, Blount County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.067597°N, 86.493321°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35907, 35135 |
| Area Code | 334, 205, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverside, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverside, 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 Riverside includes coordinates 34.067597°N, 86.493321°W, situated in Blount County. ZIP code 35907, 35135. Telephone area code: 334, 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.
