Sipsey, Alabama Weather
Sipsey, 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 Sipsey, Walker County.
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About Sipsey, Alabama
Sipsey unfolds in the rolling hills of Walker County, a landscape etched by the slow persistence of water and wind. It lies 26.6 miles north-west of Birmingham, AL (from Birmingham, AL: bearing 322°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north of Dora. Here, the earth breathes a humid, pine-scented air, particularly potent after a summer rain, and the low-slung sun of late afternoon casts long, amber shadows across the modest farms and scattered homes. The terrain, a gentle, wooded undulation, gives way to small creeks and draws that whisper through the undergrowth, hinting at the deeper, wilder country that lies just beyond the cleared fields. The sky above Sipsey often carries a soft, diffused light, a muted blue that deepens to a bruised purple as twilight descends, painting the edges of the trees in a subtle, ephemeral glow. The story of Sipsey is deeply intertwined with the coal that once thrummed beneath its surface. The legacy of mining, though largely faded now, has left its mark on the land and the spirit of the place, a quiet resilience in the face of boom and bust. The local economy, once fueled by the dark, rich seams, now finds its footing in a more diversified, though still modest, agricultural base and the steady hum of small businesses. While no grand monuments draw crowds, the true character of Sipsey lies in its unassuming nature, the quietude of its days punctuated by the occasional rumble of a passing truck or the distant bark of a dog, a testament to a life lived at its own unhurried cadence, where the rhythm of the seasons holds sway.
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| Location | Sipsey, Walker County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.824827°N, 87.086112°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35584 |
| Area Code | 205 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sipsey, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sipsey, 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 Sipsey includes coordinates 33.824827°N, 87.086112°W, situated in Walker County. ZIP code 35584. Telephone area code: 205. 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.
