Shorter, Alabama Weather
Shorter, 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 Shorter, Macon County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Shorter. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Shorter is published on the Moton Field Municipal Airport (K06A) page, 23 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 Shorter 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 Shorter: Franklin Field (K07A) 27 km · Wetumpka Municipal Airport (K08A) 41 km · Maxwell Air Force Base (KMXF) 42 km · Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport (KMGM) 46 km · Auburn University Regional Airport (KAUO) 52 km
Conditions reported at K06A describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shorter specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shorter.
About Shorter, Alabama
Shorter rests in a quiet pocket of Macon County, Alabama, where the land gently rolls and the sky stretches wide. It lies 22.4 miles east of Montgomery, AL (from Montgomery, AL: bearing 85°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Tallassee. Fields of cotton, their bolls like pale, unopened promises, meet stands of pine that whisper in the breeze, their needles catching the afternoon sun in a hazy, golden light. The air here, especially in the late summer, carries the sweet, earthy perfume of ripening crops and the damp scent of the nearby Chattahoochee River basin, a constant, murmuring presence that shapes the very character of the place. Life in Shorter moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, a gentle ebb and flow dictated by the seasons and the enduring rhythms of the land. The history of Shorter is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of this region, a story told in the weathered barns and the faint outlines of old homesteads that dot the landscape. Once a vital hub for cotton cultivation, its economy has, like many small Southern towns, adapted to changing times, with a focus now on diverse farming and a quiet reliance on the broader economic currents of the state. The spirit of Shorter is one of resilience and deep roots, a place where neighborly bonds are strong and the past is not forgotten, but lives on in the quiet dignity of its people and the enduring beauty of its rolling terrain.
Live animated radar for Shorter 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 | Shorter, Macon County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.394861°N, 85.916902°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36075 |
| Area Code | 334, 251 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shorter, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shorter, 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 Shorter includes coordinates 32.394861°N, 85.916902°W, situated in Macon County. ZIP code 36075. Telephone area code: 334, 251. 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.
