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, Tallapoosa County.
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Midway rests in the rolling, red-clay heart of Tallapoosa County, a landscape sculpted by the slow erosion of time and the persistent sun. It lies 29.6 miles north-west of Auburn, AL (from Auburn, AL: bearing 310°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south-east of Alexander City. Here, the land exhales a humid breath, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially after a summer shower. The terrain softens into gentle slopes, not dramatic peaks, but a land that feels worn smooth by generations of walking feet and turning wheels. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oak and hickory, falls in broad, golden swathes, illuminating patches of wild azaleas and the occasional flash of a cardinal's crimson wing. The air itself seems to possess a quiet, almost tangible weight, a blend of the agricultural and the wild, where the hum of cicadas underscores the slow unfurling of days. The story of Midway is written in its soil and its quiet persistence, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this place home. Its economy, once perhaps more tied to the cotton fields that stretched across these fertile valleys, now finds its footing in smaller farms and the steady hum of local businesses. The very air seems to carry echoes of a past where neighbors relied on each other, a tradition that still lingers in the friendly nods exchanged on the sun-baked sidewalks. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring character of Midway lies in its unassuming presence, a place where the rhythm of life is set by the sun's arc and the gentle turning of seasons, a quiet eddy in the larger flow of Alabama's story.
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| Location | Midway, Tallapoosa County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.886236°N, 85.869684°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 32.886236°N, 85.869684°W, situated in Tallapoosa 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.