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, Etowah County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Midway. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Midway is published on the Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) page, 14 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: Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 29 km · Scottsboro Municipal Word Field (K4A6) 58 km
Conditions reported at KBFZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 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 in Etowah County breathes a quiet air, a place where the rolling hills of northeastern Alabama gently dip and rise, cloaked in the deep green of pine and oak. It lies 12.8 miles north-north-west of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 331°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-east of Albertville. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a terrain that speaks of slow, persistent erosion rather than dramatic upheaval. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoons, filters through the dense canopy, painting the dusty roads and weathered farmhouses in hues of amber and gold, a light that seems to linger, reluctant to surrender to the encroaching twilight. This is a landscape that invites contemplation, a place where the silence is often broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Midway is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring agricultural spirit of its people, a legacy rooted in the cultivation of cotton and corn that once dominated these fertile valleys. Though the economic landscape has shifted, the echoes of that past persist, a quiet resilience in the face of changing times. Local businesses, often family-run, offer a glimpse into a slower pace of life, where conversations extend beyond simple transactions and community ties remain a vital thread. The very air here carries the faint, sweet scent of honeysuckle in the spring and the rich, earthy aroma of damp soil after a summer rain, a testament to the enduring connection between Midway and the land it inhabits.
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, Etowah County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.176762°N, 86.113864°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 34.176762°N, 86.113864°W, situated in Etowah 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.
