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, Jefferson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Midway. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Midway is published on the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM) page, 18 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: Bessemer Airport (KEKY) 31 km · Shelby County Airport (KEET) 48 km
Conditions reported at KBHM describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 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 rests in a verdant cradle, where the rolling, red-clay hills of Jefferson County begin to soften their ascent, hinting at the broader Appalachian foothills to the east. It lies 9.6 miles west-north-west of Birmingham, AL (from Birmingham, AL: bearing 300°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-south-west of Gardendale. The land here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, punctuated by the occasional gleam of weathered tin roofs and the stoic silhouette of mature oak and pine trees. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid, often overcast skies, has a diffused quality, casting a gentle, almost liquid glow upon the landscape, catching the dew on the sparse fields and illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. The character of Midway is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land dictates a certain measured pace, and the air itself seems to carry the scent of damp earth and pine needles. The history of Midway is not one of grand pronouncements but of steady, incremental growth, deeply tied to the fertile soil and the veins of ore that once pulsed beneath these hills. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock of its economy, with small farms producing an array of goods, their yields often mirroring the unpredictable generosity of the Alabama weather. The echoes of a past industrial presence can still be felt, a subtle hum beneath the surface, though the primary rhythm of life in Midway today is dictated by the seasons and the quiet commerce of its local businesses. There's a sense of continuity here, a feeling that the generations who have lived and worked this land have left an imprint, a quiet resilience that permeates the very atmosphere of Midway.
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, Jefferson County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.588994°N, 86.947217°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 33.588994°N, 86.947217°W, situated in Jefferson 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.
