Midway, Alabama Weather
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, Etowah County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 34.176762°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. 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.
