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, Henry County.
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Union, Alabama, exhales a quiet breath of red earth and pine-scented air, a gentle settling into the rolling terrain of southeastern Alabama. It lies 23.7 miles north-north-east of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 30°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-east of Abbeville. Here, the land breathes in broad, unhurried sweeps, the horizon a soft curve where fields of cotton, their bolls like puffed clouds, meet the darker green of longleaf pines. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, seems to pool in the hollows, lending a golden haze to the dusty roads that weave between scattered farmhouses. The air itself carries a palpable stillness, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the sharp call of a jay, a quiet symphony of rural existence. This corner of Henry County bears the imprint of generations who worked this soil, their lives a testament to the land's enduring, if sometimes demanding, bounty. Union's roots are entwined with the agricultural rhythms of the South, its economy historically tethered to crops like cotton and peanuts, a heritage that still whispers in the windrows and the weathered barns that dot the landscape. While the larger economic engines may lie elsewhere, Union persists, a place where community bonds are forged in shared seasons and quiet perseverance, a distinct character shaped by the enduring spirit of its people and the generous, sun-drenched earth.
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| Location | Union, Henry County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.520448°N, 85.191321°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 |
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 31.520448°N, 85.191321°W, situated in Henry 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.