Snead, Alabama Weather
Snead, 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 Snead, Blount County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Snead. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Snead is published on the Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) page, 18 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. 4 airfields within reach of Snead 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 Snead: Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 34 km · Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field (KCMD) 46 km · Hartselle-Morgan County Regional Airport (K5M0) 59 km
Conditions reported at KBFZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Snead specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Snead.
About Snead, Alabama
Snead rests in a landscape where the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains begin to soften, transitioning into a terrain of gentle slopes and fertile valleys. It lies 23.4 miles west-north-west of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 288°T), and is situated 3.1 miles north-east of Susan Moore. The air here often carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer shower, and the sky at dusk can be a breathtaking canvas of bruised purples and fiery oranges. Mature oak and hickory trees stand sentinel along the edges of fields, their branches reaching out like ancient arms, offering shade and a sense of enduring peace to the land. The winding roads of Snead invite a slower pace, allowing one to notice the subtle shifts in light as it filters through the dense woodland or glints off the occasional meandering creek that threads its way through the countryside. The history of Snead is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Blount County, a heritage still evident in the patchwork of farms and pastures that define its character. For generations, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictated life here, and that connection to the soil persists, even as other industries have ebbed and flowed. The local economy, though modest, draws strength from a blend of small businesses, agricultural pursuits, and the steady employment opportunities found in neighboring communities. One might glimpse old barns, weathered by seasons, standing as quiet testaments to the generations who worked this land, while newer structures speak to the ongoing, resilient spirit of Snead. The community, in its quiet way, preserves a sense of shared experience, a subtle understanding passed down through the enduring landscape itself.
Live animated radar for Snead 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 | Snead, Blount County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.119541°N, 86.39554°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35952 |
| Area Code | 334, 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Snead, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Snead, 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 Snead includes coordinates 34.119541°N, 86.395540°W, situated in Blount County. ZIP code 35952. Telephone area code: 334, 205. 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.
