Valley Head, Alabama Weather
Valley Head, 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 Head, DeKalb County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Valley Head. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Valley Head is published on the Isbell Field (K4A9) page, 14 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 Head 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 Head: Barwick Lafayette Airport (K9A5) 32 km · Scottsboro Municipal Word Field (K4A6) 38 km · Stevenson Airport (K7A6) 39 km · Richard B Russell Airport (KRMG) 48 km · Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (KPYP) 53 km
Conditions reported at K4A9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Valley Head specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Valley Head.
About Valley Head, Alabama
Valley Head rests in a wide, shallow basin cradled by the rolling, forested slopes of northeastern Alabama, a landscape where the verdant green of oak and pine climbs the hillsides and spills into the fertile bottomlands. It lies 33.5 miles north-west of Rome, GA (from Rome, GA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-south-east of Henagar. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very fabric of the place. Sunlight, when it breaks through the morning mist, often paints the valley in hues of soft gold, illuminating the scattered farmsteads and the quiet, winding roads that stitch them together. The land itself is a gentle testament to the slow, persistent work of water and time, its contours smoothed by ancient streams and the steady press of seasons, giving Valley Head a character of enduring, unhurried peace. The history of Valley Head is intertwined with the ebb and flow of agricultural endeavor and the quiet persistence of its people. For generations, this valley has yielded crops, the rich soil supporting the livelihoods of families who have called this place home, their lives marked by the cycles of planting and harvest. While the precise industries have shifted over time, a deep-rooted connection to the land remains, a character evident in the well-tended gardens and the enduring presence of farming operations. The local economy, though not defined by grand pronouncements, finds its pulse in the steady work of its residents, a quiet resilience that has shaped Valley Head into a place where tradition and the present day coexist with a gentle, almost imperceptible grace.
Live animated radar for Valley Head 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 Head, DeKalb County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.568973°N, 85.614965°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35989 |
| Area Code | 334, 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Valley Head, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Valley Head, 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 Head includes coordinates 34.568973°N, 85.614965°W, situated in DeKalb County. ZIP code 35989. 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.
