New Hope, Alabama Weather
New Hope, 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 New Hope, Madison County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near New Hope. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for New Hope is published on the Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) page, 19 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. 6 airfields within reach of New Hope 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 New Hope: Moontown Airport (K3M5) 24 km · Redstone Army Air Field (KHUA) 31 km · Huntsville International Airport (KHSV) 36 km · Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ) 36 km · Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field (KMDQ) 39 km
Conditions reported at K8A1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Hope specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for New Hope.
About New Hope, Alabama
New Hope spreads across the rolling hills where the Tennessee Valley begins to deepen, a landscape of broad fields yielding to the hushed, shadowed folds of the Cumberland Plateau's foothills. It lies 17.2 miles south-east of Huntsville, AL (from Huntsville, AL: bearing 141°T), and is situated 5.1 miles south-east of Owens Cross Roads. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and distant pine, a fragrance that sharpens with the approaching evening. The sky, often a vast, pale blue during the day, softens to a bruised lavender and rose as the sun dips below the tree line, casting long, tapering shadows across pastures dotted with grazing cattle. Roads meander like quiet streams, connecting scattered farmsteads and small clusters of homes where porch lights begin to bloom, small beacons against the encroaching twilight. The very land seems to breathe with a slow, steady cadence, a gentle swell and fall that mirrors the unhurried pace of life in New Hope. The roots of New Hope are entwined with the fertile soil that has sustained generations of farmers, a legacy of agriculture that still shapes its economy, with corn and soybeans standing tall in the summer sun. While not a hub of industry, the quiet hum of small businesses and the steady work of local tradespeople form the backbone of its livelihood, a testament to the enduring spirit of self-reliance. The history of this place is etched not in grand monuments but in the weathered barns and the old stone foundations peeking from overgrown fields, whispers of homesteaders and the slow, steady growth of a community. The nearby Flint River, though not a dominant feature of the immediate landscape, offers a cool respite and a reminder of the waterways that have always been vital arteries for life and commerce in this part of Alabama.
Live animated radar for New Hope 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 | New Hope, Madison County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.537034°N, 86.394431°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36278, 36346, 35242, 35760 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Hope, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Hope, 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 New Hope includes coordinates 34.537034°N, 86.394431°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 36278, 36346, 35242, 35760. Telephone area code: 205, 256. 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.
