Midway, Alabama Weather
Midway, 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 Midway, Clay County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Midway. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Midway is published on the Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (KSCD) page, 20 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 Midway 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 Midway: Talladega Municipal Airport (KASN) 49 km · St Clair County Airport (KPLR) 50 km
Conditions reported at KSCD describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Midway specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Midway.
About Midway, Alabama
Midway unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, a gentle undulation that softens the edges of the Alabama countryside. It lies 39.6 miles south-south-west of Anniston, AL (from Anniston, AL: bearing 203°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-south-east of Sylacauga. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a verdant scent, thick with the aroma of pine needles and damp earth after a passing shower. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oaks and hickories, casts long, dancing shadows that play across the unpaved shoulders of country roads, hinting at the quiet, persistent life that thrives just beyond the visible. The terrain, a subtle mosaic of cleared fields and dense woodland, suggests a place that has yielded to nature in some areas while asserting its presence in others, a delicate balance struck over time. The history of Midway is tied to the agricultural heart of Clay County, a region that once pulsed with the rhythm of cotton and later, timber. The local economy, now a blend of small businesses and the enduring spirit of farming, reflects this heritage, with fields still yielding crops and the scent of woodsmoke a common fragrance. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, the stories of families who cleared the land and built the first structures are woven into the quietude of the place. The distinct character of Midway is found not in bustling marketplaces but in the friendly nods exchanged on the street, the shared understanding of a life lived at a pace dictated by the seasons and the quiet dignity of hard work.
Live animated radar for Midway 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 | Midway, Clay County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.130395°N, 86.096358°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36861, 36042, 36728, 36053 |
| Area Code | 334, 251 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Midway, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Midway, 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 Midway includes coordinates 33.130395°N, 86.096358°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 36861, 36042, 36728, 36053. Telephone area code: 334, 251. 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.
