Wadley, 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 Wadley, Randolph County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wadley. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wadley is published on the Roanoke Municipal Airport (K7A5) 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 Wadley 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 Wadley: Ashland/Lineville Airport (K26A) 29 km · Thomas C Russell Field (KALX) 44 km · Lanett Municipal Airport (K7A3) 47 km · LaGrange Callaway Airport (KLGC) 48 km · Auburn University Regional Airport (KAUO) 58 km
Conditions reported at K7A5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wadley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wadley.
Wadley lies in a landscape of gentle slopes, where the Alabama soil, a rich, rust-colored earth, rolls towards the horizon. It lies 31.5 miles west of LaGrange, GA (from LaGrange, GA: bearing 281°T), and is situated 11.4 miles west of Roanoke. The air here, especially in the late afternoons of summer, carries the humid weight of the Deep South, thick with the scent of pine needles and the distant hum of cicadas. Longleaf pines, their needles whispering in the breeze, punctuate the fields and the edges of the woods, creating a textured, almost Impressionistic backdrop to the open skies. Creeks, their waters the color of weak tea from tannins, meander through the terrain, their banks often shaded by a dense undergrowth of dogwood and oak, offering cool, dappled sanctuaries from the sun. This is a place where the land itself seems to breathe, a slow, steady rhythm dictated by the seasons. The story of Wadley is one of agricultural roots and enduring community spirit, shaped by the fertile land and the people who have worked it for generations. Cotton and timber were once the lifeblood of this region, their cultivation and harvesting leaving an indelible mark on the local economy and the very character of Wadley. While those industries have evolved, a connection to the land persists, evident in the small farms and the enduring presence of sawmills that still hum with activity. The town’s history is whispered in the weathered clapboard of its older buildings and in the quiet dignity of its residents, many of whom can trace their lineage back to the earliest settlers. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet pride in a heritage that is both humble and deeply rooted in the Alabama soil.
Live animated radar for Wadley 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.
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| Location | Wadley, Randolph County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.121509°N, 85.566343°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36276 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wadley, 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 Wadley includes coordinates 33.121509°N, 85.566343°W, situated in Randolph County. ZIP code 36276. 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.