Union, Alabama Weather
Union, 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 Union, Clay County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Union. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Union is published on the Anniston Regional Airport (KANB) page, 18 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 Union 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 Union: Ashland/Lineville Airport (K26A) 18 km · Talladega Municipal Airport (KASN) 29 km · St Clair County Airport (KPLR) 46 km · Roanoke Municipal Airport (K7A5) 51 km · Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (KSCD) 58 km
Conditions reported at KANB describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Union specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Union.
About Union, Alabama
Union rests in a hollow of the Appalachian foothills, where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb towards the larger peaks that guard the horizon. It lies 15.2 miles south-south-east of Anniston, AL (from Anniston, AL: bearing 167°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north of Lineville. The air here, especially in the lingering heat of late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a thick, almost palpable presence. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense, verdant tapestry of hardwoods and pines, define the immediate landscape, their slopes etched with the subtle contours of old logging trails and forgotten creek beds. The sky above Union, vast and often a startling cerulean, seems to press down gently on the clustered houses and the quiet, winding roads that connect them. This corner of Clay County has long been shaped by the land's bounty and the resilience of its people. Once, the whisper of sawmills filled the air, the industry a vital heartbeat of the community, drawing sustenance from the abundant timber. Though that era has largely passed, echoes of it remain in the weathered barns and the enduring connection to the forests that still hem the edges of Union. Life here unfolds with a steady, unhurried cadence, a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons and the quiet hum of agricultural pursuits, where small farms still dot the landscape, their fields of corn and hay a testament to generations of hard work. The nearby waterways, small but persistent, murmur their own stories, remnants of a time when they were crucial arteries for transport and commerce.
Live animated radar for Union 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 | Union, Clay County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33.445666°N, 85.771351°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36280, 36279, 36853, 35462 |
| Area Code | 251, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Union, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Union, 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 Union includes coordinates 33.445666°N, 85.771351°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 36280, 36279, 36853, 35462. Telephone area code: 251, 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.
