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, Greene County.
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About Union, Alabama
Union lies in Greene County, Alabama, a place where the rolling hills descend into the fertile Black Belt, their slopes often softened by the hazy, humid air of late afternoon. It lies 25.2 miles south-west of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 233°T), and is situated 16.5 miles west of Moundville. The landscape here is a tapestry of cultivated fields, primarily cotton and soybeans, stretching towards the horizon under a sky that can shift from a brilliant, cloud-streaked blue to a bruised, thunderous grey with startling speed. Ancient oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the edges of these fields, their shadows long and cool even in the height of summer, offering a silent testament to the enduring strength of the land. The very soil, a rich, dark loam, seems to hold the memory of generations who have worked it, its fertility a constant, quiet promise. The history of Union is inextricably bound to the agricultural rhythms of the Black Belt, a region once defined by vast plantations and the labor that sustained them. While the economic landscape has shifted, agriculture remains its heartbeat, the hum of machinery a familiar sound in the open air. Evidence of past eras can still be glimpsed, in the weathered barns and the occasional stately, if now faded, farmhouse that dot the countryside, hinting at a grander, more complex past. The local character of Union is one of quiet resilience, a community that has weathered economic tides and social change, finding its strength in the enduring connection to the land and the shared stories passed down through families. There is a certain stillness to Union, a sense of time measured not by clocks but by the turning of seasons and the slow, steady growth of the crops that define its fields.
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| Location | Union, Greene County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.988181°N, 87.915016°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 32.988181°N, 87.915016°W, situated in Greene 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.
