Sims Chapel, Alabama Weather
Sims Chapel, 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 Sims Chapel, Washington County.
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About Sims Chapel, Alabama
Sims Chapel rests in a landscape of rolling hills and dense pine forests, a place where the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and resin. It lies 36.8 miles north of Mobile, AL (from Mobile, AL: bearing 350°T), and is situated 10.1 miles north-north-east of Citronelle. The terrain slopes gently, hinting at the slow-moving streams that thread through the undergrowth, their presence often announced by the sudden flash of a kingfisher or the muted rustle of unseen creatures. Sunlight, when it penetrates the canopy, arrives in shifting shafts, illuminating patches of palmetto and the occasional weathered fence post, a testament to generations of human presence. Even the quiet here seems to hold a certain weight, a stillness that settles over the land like a fine dust. The history of Sims Chapel is tied to the broader narrative of timber and agriculture that shaped this corner of Washington County. For decades, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the harvest, whether it was timber felled from the surrounding forests or crops coaxed from the fertile soil. The economy, though modest, has always found its roots in the land, with small farms and logging operations sustaining families for generations. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of Sims Chapel is evident in the quiet resilience of its people and the unhurried way of life that persists, a quiet echo of earlier days.
Live animated radar for Sims Chapel and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Sims Chapel, Washington County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.219617°N, 88.148617°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36553 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sims Chapel, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sims Chapel, 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 Sims Chapel includes coordinates 31.219617°N, 88.148617°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 36553. Telephone area code: 251. 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.
