New Union, Alabama Weather
New Union, 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 Union, Etowah County.
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About New Union, Alabama
New Union lies in a hollow where the land begins to fold, the rolling hills of Etowah County gently gathering themselves. It lies 15.2 miles west-north-west of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 303°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south of Albertville. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a clean, sharp perfume that clings to the skin. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like gnarled hands, form a ragged canopy over the roads, dappling the asphalt with shifting patterns of sunlight and shadow. The terrain is a study in subtle gradients, the ground rising and falling with a quiet persistence, encouraging a slower gait. Even the cultivated fields, patches of green and gold against the deeper hues of the forest, seem to conform to these natural contours, their edges softened by the encroaching wild. The history of New Union is tied to the earth itself, a narrative of hardscrabble farming and the quiet industry of the surrounding countryside. For generations, the land provided sustenance, its red clay yielding crops that fed families and sustained a modest economy. While the larger industries of the county may have drawn the headlines, New Union has always been a place where the local rhythm dictated the pace of life, a steady hum rather than a roar. The distinctive character of New Union is in its resilience, a quiet strength born from adaptation, from knowing the land and its moods, and from the shared experience of generations who have called this fold in the hills home.
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| Location | New Union, Etowah County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34.134791°N, 86.228174°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35956 |
| Area Code | 334, 205 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Union, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Union, 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 Union includes coordinates 34.134791°N, 86.228174°W, situated in Etowah County. ZIP code 35956. Telephone area code: 334, 205. 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.
