Smoke Rise, Alabama Weather
Smoke Rise, 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 Smoke Rise, Tuscaloosa County.
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About Smoke Rise, Alabama
Smoke Rise unfolds across a landscape of gentle, wooded hills, where the persistent Alabama sun, even in its decline, casts long, golden fingers through the dense canopy of oak and pine. It lies 5.8 miles north of Northport, AL (from Northport, AL: bearing 4°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north of Tuscaloosa. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle, a fragrance that clings to the humid afternoons. Deep ravines, carved by unseen streams, fragment the terrain, their shadowed depths hinting at a wilder, untamed past, while the scattered clearings reveal the patient geometry of fields, some still yielding to the plough, others surrendered to a creeping green tide. The very soil, a rich, reddish-brown, seems to hold the warmth of generations, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the land and those who have called Smoke Rise home. The story of Smoke Rise is one of resilience and adaptation, its roots intertwined with the agricultural rhythms of the Black Belt, though the fertile soil here, while present, is not as pronounced as in more famous stretches. Its economy has long been tied to the land, with timber harvesting and small-scale farming forming the backbone of its existence, the quiet hum of tractors a familiar sound on the horizon. For decades, the rhythm of life in Smoke Rise was dictated by the seasons, a steady, predictable cadence that shaped its character. While no grand historical monuments mark its passage, the weathered barns and the stoic faces of its inhabitants speak of a history lived with quiet fortitude, a legacy passed down through stories told on front porches as the cicadas begin their evening chorus.
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| Location | Smoke Rise, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.31345°N, 87.57084°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35475, 35180 |
| Area Code | 256, 205 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smoke Rise, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smoke Rise, 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 Smoke Rise includes coordinates 33.313450°N, 87.570840°W, situated in Tuscaloosa County. ZIP code 35475, 35180. Telephone area code: 256, 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.
