Sylvania, Alabama Weather
Sylvania, 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 Sylvania, DeKalb County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sylvania. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sylvania is published on the Isbell Field (K4A9) page, 13 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 Sylvania 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 Sylvania: Scottsboro Municipal Word Field (K4A6) 23 km · Stevenson Airport (K7A6) 36 km · Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 45 km · Barwick Lafayette Airport (K9A5) 50 km · Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) 55 km
Conditions reported at K4A9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sylvania specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sylvania.
About Sylvania, Alabama
Sylvania lies cradled by the rolling hills of DeKalb County, a landscape where the sky stretches wide and the earth breathes a deep, green sigh. It lies 39.5 miles north-north-east of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 16°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-north-west of Fort Payne. The terrain here is a gentle rise and fall, a soft sculpting of the land that lends itself to the slow unfolding of seasons. Verdant forests, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, cloak the slopes, their edges softened by the hazy light that often hangs in the air. Creeks, silver threads in the emerald expanse, wind their way through the hollows, their murmurs a constant, soothing presence. The air itself carries a clean, elemental quality, especially in the early mornings when mist clings to the valleys, a whispered promise of the day to come. The spirit of Sylvania is one of quiet resilience, a testament to generations who have worked this fertile ground. Its economy has historically been tied to the land, with agriculture forming the backbone of its sustenance, the fields yielding crops that paint the landscape in hues of gold and green. While the echoes of past industries may linger, a modern sensibility now guides its commerce, a blend of traditional values and forward-looking enterprise. Local traditions, passed down through families, are not mere relics but living threads that bind the community, evident in the shared laughter at community gatherings and the neighborly spirit that pervades its streets. There is a distinct calm to the rhythm of life in Sylvania, an unhurried pace that allows for appreciation of the simple beauties that surround it.
Live animated radar for Sylvania 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 | Sylvania, DeKalb County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.562308°N, 85.812472°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35988 |
| Area Code | 334, 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sylvania, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sylvania, 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 Sylvania includes coordinates 34.562308°N, 85.812472°W, situated in DeKalb County. ZIP code 35988. 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.
