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I-59 Alabama Road Conditions
Radar and live pavement conditions on the 241 miles of I-59 in Alabama — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.
Updated Sep 10, 2026 7:18 PM CDT · Mostly dry, wet in places
Lowest 78°F near Tuscaloosa, Alabama · Highest wind 7 mph near Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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I-59 runs 241 miles across Alabama. It passes Birmingham and Tuscaloosa.
- Interstate: I-59
- State: Alabama
- Length in state: 241 mi
Weather data from Sep 10, 2026 7:18 PM CDT
78°F
93°F
7 mph
29.89-29.99 inHg
Current I-59 in Alabama Conditions by State
Alabama I-59 in Alabama road conditions
Dry
- Birmingham 91°F · 1 mph wind · Dry
- Tuscaloosa 93°F · 7 mph wind · Dry
I-59 crosses 241 miles of Alabama, between the Mississippi line and the Georgia line. That is 54% of I-59's 445 miles.
Inside Alabama it meets I-20 and I-65 at Birmingham.
No full closures are reported on I-59 in Alabama as of Sep 10, 2026 7:18 PM CDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
| Place | Snow a year | Snow days | Freezing nights | Freeze–thaw days | First freeze | Last freeze | Days over 90°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 1.6" | 0.8 | 46.6 | 45.2 | Nov 12 | Mar 27 | 54.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Alabama. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.
Towns Along I-59 in Alabama
From York to Fort Payne, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the York end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.
- 8 mi York 1.5 mi off the road
- 74 mi Tuscaloosa 4.3 mi off the road
- 84 mi Coaling
- 99 mi Lake View 1.9 mi off the road
- 114 mi Brighton
- 125 mi Homewood 4.3 mi off the road
- 127 mi Birmingham
- 130 mi Mountain Brook 3.8 mi off the road
- 143 mi Clay 2.7 mi off the road
- 151 mi Odenville 4.6 mi off the road
- 178 mi Rainbow City 3.4 mi off the road
- 221 mi Fort Payne 1.9 mi off the road
Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.
Summaries fetched Sep 10, 2026 7:00 AM CDT
Birmingham, AL weather
- In Birmingham, AL, the current weather conditions indicate a mostly sunny day with a temperature of 72°F and a humidity level of 91%
- The dew point is at 69°F, which contributes to the high humidity
- Winds are light, blowing from the southeast at about 1 mph
- There are no active alerts in the area, but a temperature risk is noted, as the maximum feels-like temperature is expected to reach 99°F later today, which poses a low risk for outdoor activities
- Visibility is good at approximately 10 miles, and the atmospheric pressure is steady at 30.08 inHg.
I-59 in Alabama Road Weather FAQ
- Is Interstate 59 in Alabama closed right now?
- No full closures are reported on I-59 in Alabama. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
- What are I-59 in Alabama road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the route along I-59 in Alabama by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 10, 2026 7:18 PM CDT. Right now temperatures run from 78°F to 93°F and the strongest wind is 7 mph.
- Where are Alabama road closures reported officially?
- Alabama's official traveler information service is algotraffic.com, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
- How often are I-59 in Alabama road conditions updated?
- The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.
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