Waldo, 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 Waldo, Talladega County.
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Waldo rests in a fold of the Alabama landscape, where the earth begins its slow, deliberate rise toward the Coosa Valley. It lies 22.3 miles south-south-west of Anniston, AL (from Anniston, AL: bearing 210°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south-east of Talladega. Here, the air carries the scent of pine and damp soil, a perfume deepened by the humid breath of summer afternoons. The roads, some paved with the smooth, worn asphalt of decades, others still the ruddy dust of unyielding clay, wind through stands of oak and hickory, their branches a dense canopy that filters the sunlight into shifting patterns on the ground. The land itself is a quiet, unassuming presence, its contours softened by the persistent green of kudzu and the wilder growth of the surrounding woodlands, hinting at a place where nature still holds a gentle, unhurried sway. The history of Waldo is a testament to the enduring spirit of its people, a lineage tied to the rich, red earth that has sustained agriculture for generations. This was a place where cotton once reigned, its fields stretching under the vast Alabama sky, and the echoes of that past linger in the quiet stillness of the afternoon. While the economy has shifted, the imprint of its agricultural roots remains, and the land is still worked, though perhaps with different crops, a continued dialogue between man and soil. The character of Waldo is one of resilience and quiet pride, a place where life unfolds at its own pace, unburdened by the clamor of larger cities, its distinctive charm found in the weathered porch swings and the friendly nods exchanged on the street.
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| Location | Waldo, Talladega County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.380388°N, 86.026913°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35160 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waldo, 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 Waldo includes coordinates 33.380388°N, 86.026913°W, situated in Talladega County. ZIP code 35160. Telephone area code: 205, 256. 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.