Riverview, Alabama Weather
Riverview, 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 Riverview, Tuscaloosa County.
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About Riverview, Alabama
Riverview unfolds along the slow, broad shoulder of the Black Warrior River, a place where the humid air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 2.5 miles east-north-east of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 74°T), and is situated 2.9 miles east-south-east of Northport. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense green tapestry of hardwoods and pines, give way to fertile bottomlands that stretch towards the water's edge, creating a landscape of gentle slopes and shadowed valleys. Here, the sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting patterns on the red clay soil, illuminating the quiet persistence of kudzu and the sturdy trunks of ancient oaks. The river itself, a coppery ribbon reflecting the vast Alabama sky, moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, its banks etched with the signs of a life lived close to its ebb and flow. The history of Riverview is steeped in the fertile soil and the vital artery of the Black Warrior. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, first through agriculture, with cotton and timber shaping the local economy and the very character of its people. Remnants of old farms and logging operations can still be glimpsed, faint whispers of a past that built Riverview into what it is today. Though its economy has diversified, echoes of that agrarian spirit remain, a quiet resilience evident in the small businesses and the enduring sense of community that defines Riverview. The river continues to be a central figure, not just for its historical significance but as a place for recreation and a constant reminder of the natural world that cradles this Alabama settlement.
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| Location | Riverview, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.21984°N, 87.528339°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35404, 36426 |
| Area Code | 256, 251 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverview, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverview, 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 Riverview includes coordinates 33.219840°N, 87.528339°W, situated in Tuscaloosa County. ZIP code 35404, 36426. Telephone area code: 256, 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.
