Selma, Alabama Weather
Selma, 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 Selma, Dallas County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Selma. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Selma is published on the Craig Field (KSEM) page, 8 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. 5 airfields within reach of Selma 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 Selma: Vaiden Field (KA08) 36 km · Prattville - Grouby Field (K1A9) 48 km · Camden Municipal Airport (K61A) 56 km · Bibb County Airport (K0A8) 59 km
Conditions reported at KSEM describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Selma specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Selma.
About Selma, Alabama
Selma sprawls across the Black Belt, a region whose rich, dark soil has shaped its destiny for centuries. It lies 33.0 miles west of Prattville, AL (from Prattville, AL: bearing 263°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-south-west of Valley Grande. The Alabama River, a broad, languid artery, flows beside the city, its waters reflecting the wide, often dramatic skies of the Deep South. Cypress trees, their knees like gnarled knuckles, rise from the wetlands, and the air hums with the drone of cicadas in the summer heat, a constant, pulsing rhythm of the land. Beyond the immediate riverbanks, the landscape unfurls into rolling fields, some cultivated with cotton and soybeans, others left to the wilder reclamation of kudzu, its green tide swallowing fences and forgotten structures. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, casts long shadows, gilding the tops of the oaks and lending a softened, almost melancholic beauty to the everyday scenes. The history of Selma is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of its terrain and the complex social currents that have flowed through the region. Founded on the banks of the Alabama River, it became a vital hub for cotton trade in the antebellum South, a prosperity built on a foundation of immense human suffering. This legacy is palpable, whispered in the architecture of its older buildings and in the very air that seems to hold the echoes of past struggles and triumphs. Later, Selma became a focal point for the Civil Rights Movement, its bridges and streets bearing witness to pivotal marches and courageous stands for equality, a history etched into the collective memory of the nation. Today, the local economy continues to draw on the land, with agriculture still a significant contributor, but the city also seeks to broaden its horizons, embracing its rich heritage as a source of identity and a draw for visitors curious about its profound story.
Live animated radar for Selma 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 | Selma, Dallas County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.407359°N, 87.021101°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36701, 36703, 36702 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Selma, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Selma, 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 Selma includes coordinates 32.407359°N, 87.021101°W, situated in Dallas County. ZIP code 36701, 36703, 36702. Telephone area code: 334. 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.
