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, Wilcox County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Midway. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Midway is published on the Camden Municipal Airport (K61A) page, 13 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. 5 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: Pine Hill Municipal Airport (K71A) 21 km · Freddie Jones Field (K70A) 36 km · Vaiden Field (KA08) 48 km · Craig Field (KSEM) 49 km
Conditions reported at K61A describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 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.
Midway rests in the rolling heart of Wilcox County, a place where the land breathes a slow, humid sigh under a sky that can shift from a bruised purple at dawn to a dazzling, unwavering blue by midday. It lies 61.1 miles west-south-west of Prattville, AL (from Prattville, AL: bearing 245°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-west of Camden. The terrain here is a gentle, consistent undulation, a landscape of broad, fertile fields giving way to stands of pine and oak that march in orderly, green ranks towards the horizon. The air itself carries the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, particularly in the warmer months, a richness that clings to the skin. Small creeks, often barely more than silver threads in the sunlight, meander through the pastures, their banks often softened by a fringe of willows and the occasional, startling flash of a kingfisher. The story of Midway is inextricably linked to the rich, dark soil that defines this part of Alabama, land that has long sustained agriculture, particularly cotton and more recently, soybeans and corn. The local economy, while modest, is rooted in these enduring cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that has shaped the character of Midway’s inhabitants, fostering a quiet self-reliance. The legacy of its past, echoes of generations who worked this land, can be felt in the unhurried pace of life, in the way conversations linger on front porches and in the enduring strength of local traditions that bind the community together. While no grand monuments mark its history, the very landscape itself serves as a testament to the enduring spirit of this southwestern Alabama locality.
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, Wilcox County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.084313°N, 87.404996°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 |
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 32.084313°N, 87.404996°W, situated in Wilcox 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.