Vestavia Hills, Alabama Weather
Vestavia Hills, 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 for Vestavia Hills, Jefferson County.
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About Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Vestavia Hills rises from the rolling Piedmont, its landscape a gentle swell of verdant hills that catch the afternoon sun with a warm, golden hue. It lies 1.8 miles south-south-east of Homewood, AL (from Homewood, AL: bearing 155°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south of Birmingham. The air here, particularly after a summer rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, mingled with the perfume of magnolias and the distant hum of suburban life. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the hands of old storytellers, stand sentinel over well-tended lawns and winding roads, a testament to the enduring beauty of this southern terrain. The very topography encourages a sense of looking out, of surveying the world from a slightly elevated perch, a feeling amplified by the clear, bright skies that often arch overhead. The story of Vestavia Hills is one of vision and aspiration, born from the vision of a Birmingham attorney who sought to create an idyllic residential community atop the very hills that give the city its name. Its growth, fueled by a robust local economy that has diversified beyond its early roots, has seen it become a prosperous haven, attracting families and professionals alike. The distinctive architecture, a blend of traditional Southern charm and modern design, hints at a community that values both heritage and progress, a place where the echoes of history can still be heard in the quiet rustle of leaves and the contented murmurs of a town at peace.
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| Location | Vestavia Hills, Jefferson County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.448718°N, 86.787767°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35473, 35216 |
| Area Code | 256, 205 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vestavia Hills, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vestavia Hills, 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 Vestavia Hills includes coordinates 33.448718°N, 86.787767°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 35473, 35216. Telephone area code: 256, 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.
