Scottsboro, Alabama Weather
Scottsboro, 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 Scottsboro, Jackson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Scottsboro. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Scottsboro is published on the Scottsboro Municipal Word Field (K4A6) page, 3 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 Scottsboro 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 Scottsboro: Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 37 km · Moontown Airport (K3M5) 40 km · Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field (KMDQ) 52 km · Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) 53 km · Redstone Army Air Field (KHUA) 60 km
Conditions reported at K4A6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Scottsboro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
