Newbern, 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 Newbern, Hale County.
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Newbern sleeps under a sky that deepens from a washed-out blue to the bruised purple of twilight, its houses, painted in shades of faded cream and robin's egg blue, dotting a landscape that rolls with a gentle, persistent grace. It lies 42.7 miles south of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 177°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-south-east of Greensboro. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of turned soil and the faintest whisper of honeysuckle, a perfume clinging to the low-lying fields and the scattered stands of oak and pine that punctuate the horizon. These fields, stretching out like rumpled blankets, are the defining feature, their rich, dark loam promising sustenance, and the occasional glint of sunlight on a distant watercourse hints at the slow, meandering presence of streams that thread their way through the terrain. The very quietude of Newbern possesses a texture, a palpable stillness broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the insistent chirping of unseen insects. Historically, Newbern, like much of this region, was shaped by the fertile soil and the agricultural rhythms that dictated life for generations. Its economy, once heavily reliant on cotton, has diversified, though the land remains its heart, with crops like soybeans and corn now sharing the fertile ground. One can still glimpse the echoes of its past in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its older buildings, silent witnesses to the lives lived and the labor invested. The presence of the Hale County Historical Society, housed within one of these venerable structures, serves as a quiet custodian of this legacy, a reminder that the present is built upon the foundations of what came before. The pace of life in Newbern is measured, unhurried, reflecting the steady pulse of the seasons and the enduring connection its people have to the land.
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| Location | Newbern, Hale County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.593188°N, 87.532782°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36765 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newbern, 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 Newbern includes coordinates 32.593188°N, 87.532782°W, situated in Hale County. ZIP code 36765. 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. 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.