Selma, Alabama Weather
Selma, 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 Selma, Dallas County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
