Tarrant, Alabama Weather
Tarrant, 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 Tarrant, Jefferson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Tarrant. Tide source:
Flight conditions near Tarrant. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tarrant.
About Tarrant, Alabama
Tarrant sprawls across a land shaped by the patient hand of water and earth, where the gentle slopes of Jefferson County give way to a terrain that whispers of its geological past. It lies 4.7 miles north-north-east of Birmingham, AL (from Birmingham, AL: bearing 22°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north of Vestavia Hills. The air here carries the humid breath of the South, a warmth that lingers long after the sun dips below the tree line, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and fading rose. Fields, once cleared for cultivation, now often surrender to the persistent green of wild growth, punctuated by stands of oak and pine that stand sentinel over the rolling landscape. The very ground seems to hold a quiet resilience, absorbing the seasons and the passage of time with a stoic grace. The history of Tarrant is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the industries that have shaped its identity. For generations, the rhythm of life here was tied to the extraction and processing of the region’s rich mineral wealth, a legacy that still hums beneath the surface of everyday existence. The banks of the Black Warrior River, a vital artery that flows near Tarrant, once teemed with the commerce of barges carrying coal and iron ore, fueling the furnaces that built cities and forged fortunes. Though the industrial landscape has shifted, the echo of that era can still be felt in the sturdy architecture and the pragmatic character of the residents, a testament to a heritage of hard work and perseverance.
Live animated radar for Tarrant 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 | Tarrant, Jefferson County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.583437°N, 86.772768°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35217 |
| Area Code | 205 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tarrant, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tarrant, 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 Tarrant includes coordinates 33.583437°N, 86.772768°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 35217. 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.
