Shelby, Alabama Weather
Shelby, 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 Shelby, Shelby County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Shelby. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Shelby is published on the Shelby County Airport (KEET) page, 20 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 Shelby 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 Shelby: Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (KSCD) 27 km · Bessemer Airport (KEKY) 39 km · Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM) 53 km · St Clair County Airport (KPLR) 59 km
Conditions reported at KEET describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shelby specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shelby.
About Shelby, Alabama
Shelby rests in a landscape shaped by the ancient, patient hand of erosion. It lies 16.3 miles south-east of Alabaster, AL (from Alabaster, AL: bearing 124°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east of Calera. The terrain here is a subtle study in gentle slopes and shallow valleys, where the red earth, rich with iron, bleeds into the verdant tapestry of deciduous forests. Oak and pine stand sentinel, their branches reaching towards a sky that often holds a hazy, diffused light, particularly in the late afternoon, casting long, soft shadows across the fields and the winding, unhurried roads. The air carries the scent of damp soil and pine needles, a constant, earthy perfume that speaks of the deep woods and the open, cultivated spaces that lie between them. The history of Shelby is tied to the very earth beneath its feet, once a place where agriculture, particularly cotton and timber, formed the bedrock of its economy. While those industries have shifted, the quiet resilience of those early settlers remains, a characteristic woven into the fabric of Shelby's identity. The legacy of hard work and community spirit can still be felt as one moves through the familiar streets, past homes that have stood for generations. The local economy now finds its pulse in a blend of small businesses and the proximity to larger economic centers, a modern iteration of the self-sufficiency that once defined Shelby. The gentle flow of nearby waterways offers a quiet counterpoint to the daily rhythms, a constant, murmuring presence that has witnessed the passing of years and the enduring spirit of this Alabama locality.
Live animated radar for Shelby 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 | Shelby, Shelby County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.110396°N, 86.584149°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35143, 35051 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shelby, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shelby, 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 Shelby includes coordinates 33.110396°N, 86.584149°W, situated in Shelby County. ZIP code 35143, 35051. Telephone area code: 205, 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.
