Scottsboro, Alabama Weather
Scottsboro, 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 Scottsboro, Jackson County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Scottsboro.
About Scottsboro, Alabama
Scottsboro sprawls across a landscape shaped by the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a place where the sky seems to stretch wider than usual. It lies 31.6 miles east of Huntsville, AL (from Huntsville, AL: bearing 97°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-north-west of Section. Red-clay earth, rich and fertile, gives way to gentle slopes and then steeper rises, leading the eye towards the distant, hazy blue of the Cumberland Plateau. The air here carries the clean scent of pine and the subtle sweetness of blooming wildflowers, especially in the late spring when the world seems to hum with a quiet, determined life. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, casts a warm, buttery glow on the weathered barn roofs and the occasional gleaming metal of a modern farm implement. The trees, a mix of hardwoods and evergreens, stand sentinel, their branches a complex lacework against the ever-changing canvas of the sky. This corner of Jackson County has a history as layered as the land itself, a story woven from agricultural endeavors and a resilient spirit. For generations, the fertile ground around Scottsboro has been the bedrock of its economy, with crops like cotton and corn once dominating the fields, their white and green stalks a familiar sight under the summer sun. Today, while agriculture still plays a vital role, the presence of industries such as manufacturing adds a different kind of hum to the local rhythm. The Tennessee River, a broad, life-giving artery, flows nearby, its waters a constant reminder of the region’s connection to broader waterways and trade routes, and a source of recreation for those who call Scottsboro home. The echoes of Civil War skirmishes can still be felt in the surrounding hills, a quiet testament to the turbulent past that has shaped this enduring community.
Live animated radar for Scottsboro and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.672307°N, 86.034146°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35768, 35769 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Scottsboro, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scottsboro, 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 Scottsboro includes coordinates 34.672307°N, 86.034146°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 35768, 35769. Telephone area code: 256. 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.
