Valley Grande, Alabama Weather
Valley Grande, 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 Valley Grande, Dallas County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Valley Grande. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Valley Grande is published on the Craig Field (KSEM) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Valley Grande 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 Valley Grande: Vaiden Field (KA08) 37 km · Prattville - Grouby Field (K1A9) 45 km · Bibb County Airport (K0A8) 48 km · Chilton County Airport / Gragg-Wade Field (K02A) 52 km · Maxwell Air Force Base (KMXF) 60 km
Conditions reported at KSEM describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Valley Grande specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Valley Grande.
About Valley Grande, Alabama
Valley Grande rests in a broad, fertile basin, where the land gently slopes toward the meandering streams that nourish its rich, red earth. It lies 30.9 miles west of Prattville, AL (from Prattville, AL: bearing 276°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-north-east of Selma. The air here, especially as the afternoon sun begins its descent, carries the sweet, earthy scent of turned soil and distant pine forests, a perfume woven from the very breath of the land. Fields of cotton, their white bolls like scattered clouds against the verdant green, stretch toward a horizon punctuated by stands of oak and hickory, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to echo the quiet contemplation of ages. The light, in those late hours, softens to a honeyed glow, bathing the landscape in a warmth that seems to seep into the very bones of Valley Grande. The history of Valley Grande is entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Black Belt, a region long shaped by the cultivation of cotton and, in more recent times, a diversification into soybeans and cattle. Echoes of past eras linger in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of older homes, hinting at a heritage built on hard work and resilience. The local economy, while still rooted in the land, has found new expressions, with small businesses and service industries contributing to the steady pulse of daily life. While no grand monuments define its skyline, the true character of Valley Grande is found in the enduring spirit of its people, a quiet strength that has weathered seasons of change, much like the persistent, sturdy oaks that stand sentinel over its rolling terrain.
Live animated radar for Valley Grande 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 | Valley Grande, Dallas County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.509023°N, 86.98749°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36701, 36703 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Valley Grande, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Valley Grande, 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 Valley Grande includes coordinates 32.509023°N, 86.987490°W, situated in Dallas County. ZIP code 36701, 36703. Telephone area code: 334. 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.
