Union, Alabama Weather
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 Union, Clay County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
