Midway, 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 Midway, Colbert County.
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Midway unfolds across a landscape shaped by the quiet persistence of Alabama's rolling hills, where the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer shower. It lies 14.0 miles east-south-east of Florence, AL (from Florence, AL: bearing 107°T), and is situated 4.5 miles north-north-west of Town Creek. The terrain here is a gentle conversation between broad fields, some cultivated with the emerald promise of crops, others left to the wilder, rustling reign of native grasses and tenacious scrub. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, has a honeyed quality, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the shafts of light that slant across the unpaved shoulders of country roads. The character of Midway is one of quiet endurance, a place where the days move at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, and the distant murmur of traffic on a more traveled highway is a faint, almost forgotten sound. Historically, Midway has been a place of quiet agricultural endeavor, its economy long tied to the fertile soil and the crops it yields, a tradition that continues to define its present. The land itself, with its subtle elevations and the occasional flash of water in the surrounding gullies, whispers of a past where sustenance was drawn directly from the earth. While not a hub of major industry, Midway’s distinctive character is found in its resilience, in the continuity of farming and the deep roots of its families. The sense of place is palpable, not in grand monuments, but in the shared understanding of a life lived in close communion with the natural world, a quiet rhythm that resonates through the very air.
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| Location | Midway, Colbert County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.739811°N, 87.441691°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36861, 36042, 36728, 36053 |
| Area Code | 334, 251 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 Midway includes coordinates 34.739811°N, 87.441691°W, situated in Colbert 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. 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.