New Hope, 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 New Hope, Randolph County.
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New Hope, Alabama, unfolds across a landscape of rolling foothills, where the Red Clay Hills begin their slow, patient climb toward the Appalachian foothills. It lies 26.5 miles south-west of Carrollton, GA (from Carrollton, GA: bearing 229°T), and is situated 3.8 miles east-north-east of Wedowee. Broadleaf forests, a deep, verdant green in the summer months, give way to fields of cotton and corn that stretch toward the horizon, their colors shifting with the seasons. The air here carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a perfume that deepens with the approaching evening. Creeks, their waters the color of weak tea from the iron-rich soil, meander through the landscape, their banks often lined with sycamores and oaks, their branches reaching out like gnarled fingers. The quietude of this place is profound, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a hawk circling overhead, a stillness that invites contemplation. The story of New Hope is intertwined with the fertile earth and the hardy spirit of its people. Settled by those seeking land to cultivate, its economy has long been tied to agriculture, the bounty of its fields a testament to generations of labor. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this particular corner of Randolph County, small businesses and family farms continue to form the backbone of its livelihood, their quiet persistence a defining characteristic. The history here is not etched in grand monuments but in the weathered barns, the modest homes, and the stories passed down around kitchen tables, tales of resilience and community. The simple act of tending the land, of watching the sun rise over the eastern ridges and set in a blaze of orange and purple, remains a central part of the rhythm of life in New Hope.
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| Location | New Hope, Randolph County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.326504°N, 85.422451°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36278, 36346, 35242, 35760 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 New Hope includes coordinates 33.326504°N, 85.422451°W, situated in Randolph 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. 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.