New Site, Alabama Weather
New Site, 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 Site, Tallapoosa County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near New Site. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for New Site is published on the Thomas C Russell Field (KALX) page, 22 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 Site 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 Site: Ashland/Lineville Airport (K26A) 28 km · Roanoke Municipal Airport (K7A5) 39 km · Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (KSCD) 52 km · Lanett Municipal Airport (K7A3) 57 km · Auburn University Regional Airport (KAUO) 57 km
Conditions reported at KALX describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Site specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for New Site.
About New Site, Alabama
New Site rests in a landscape of rolling hills and fertile bottomlands, where the verdant tapestry of the Alabama countryside unfolds with a quiet grace. It lies 34.1 miles north-north-west of Auburn, AL (from Auburn, AL: bearing 330°T), and is situated 12.3 miles east-north-east of Alexander City. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the sweet, earthy scent of pine and damp soil, a pervasive perfume that clings to the senses. Sunlight, filtered through the dense canopy of oak and hickory, casts a dappled, shifting illumination across the winding country roads, hinting at the secret lives of the woodland creatures that call this place home. The terrain itself, a gentle undulation of earth, embraces small creeks and meandering streams that whisper their way through the landscape, their banks fringed with ferns and the occasional flash of a cardinal's crimson. The history of New Site is intrinsically tied to the agricultural spirit of Tallapoosa County, a legacy that continues to inform its present-day character. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting a community built on hard work and a deep connection to the soil. While precise founding dates may be lost to the slow erosion of time, the very name 'New Site' suggests a deliberate establishment, a hopeful beginning in this particular stretch of Alabama. The local economy, though diversified, still bears the imprint of its agrarian roots, with pockets of farming persisting alongside small businesses that serve the daily needs of its residents. This is a place where the pace of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the seasons, a quiet resilience woven into the fabric of everyday existence.
Live animated radar for New Site 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 Site, Tallapoosa County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.037344°N, 85.774127°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36256 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Site, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Site, 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 Site includes coordinates 33.037344°N, 85.774127°W, situated in Tallapoosa County. ZIP code 36256. Telephone area code: 334. 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.
