Whitesboro, 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 Whitesboro, Etowah County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Whitesboro. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Whitesboro is published on the Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) page, 19 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. 3 airfields within reach of Whitesboro 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 Whitesboro: Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 32 km · Scottsboro Municipal Word Field (K4A6) 59 km
Conditions reported at KBFZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Whitesboro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Whitesboro.
Whitesboro lies cradled by the gentle, rolling hills of Northeast Alabama, a landscape painted in shades of emerald and ochre that shift with the passing seasons. It lies 10.9 miles north-north-west of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 341°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east-south-east of Boaz. The air here carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant hum of cicadas in the summer heat or the whisper of wind through the pines that fringe the horizon. Creeks, born from the higher ground to the north, meander through the fertile soil, their waters reflecting the wide, often cloud-streaked sky that dominates the view. The land itself, a rich, red clay, speaks of a long agricultural past, its contours softened by years of patient cultivation and the slow, inexorable work of water and time. The history of Whitesboro is a quiet one, tied to the land and the industries that have sought to draw sustenance from it. For generations, farming was the lifeblood, with cotton and later soybeans shaping the fields and the lives of those who worked them. Evidence of older endeavors can still be glimpsed in the remnants of old farmsteads, weathered barns standing sentinel against the sky, hinting at a resilience forged in simpler times. The economy now, while still touched by agriculture, has diversified, with small businesses and the proximity to larger centers providing opportunities. The local character is one of unpretentious neighborliness, a sense that the people of Whitesboro understand the value of enduring relationships, much like the ancient oaks that dot the surrounding countryside.
Live animated radar for Whitesboro 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 | Whitesboro, Etowah County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.163428°N, 86.069418°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35956 |
| Area Code | 334, 205 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitesboro, 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 Whitesboro includes coordinates 34.163428°N, 86.069418°W, situated in Etowah County. ZIP code 35956. 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.