Boykin, Alabama Weather
Boykin, 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 Boykin, Covington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Boykin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Boykin is published on the South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (K79J) page, 28 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 Boykin 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 Boykin: Mac Crenshaw Memorial Airport (KPRN) 38 km · Frank Sikes Airport (K04A) 39 km · Carl Folsom Airport (K14J) 47 km · Fort Deposit Lowndes County Airport (K67A) 51 km · Florala Municipal Airport (K0J4) 58 km
Conditions reported at K79J describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Boykin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Boykin.
About Boykin, Alabama
Boykin unfolds across a gentle, undulating landscape, a place where the air itself seems to hum with the low thrum of cicadas and the scent of pine needles warmed by the Alabama sun. It lies 44.4 miles west-north-west of Enterprise, AL (from Enterprise, AL: bearing 288°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-east of Red Level. The terrain, a soft series of rises and dips, is generously draped in mixed forests, the canopy a verdant tapestry where sunlight filters through in shifting, golden shafts. Fields of cotton, their white bolls like scattered clouds against the fertile earth, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by the darker green of mature oak and magnolia trees. The quietude here is not an emptiness, but a fullness, alive with the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth and the distant, melodic call of a mourning dove. The history of Boykin is deeply intertwined with the agricultural rhythms of Covington County, a legacy that echoes in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, primarily cotton and timber, shaping the local economy and fostering a close-knit community. While large industries are absent, a resilient spirit of self-sufficiency pervades, evident in the small businesses that line the main thoroughfare and the neighborly exchanges that punctuate the day. The nearby waterways, slow-moving and shaded, offer a quiet beauty, a place where time seems to stretch and the present moment holds the subtle, enduring charm of a place that has known its share of seasons.
Live animated radar for Boykin 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 | Boykin, Covington County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.510163°N, 86.573299°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36474, 36426, 36723 |
| Area Code | 251, 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Boykin, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Boykin, 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 Boykin includes coordinates 31.510163°N, 86.573299°W, situated in Covington County. ZIP code 36474, 36426, 36723. Telephone area code: 251, 334. 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.
