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, Escambia 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, 49 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. 2 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: Florala Municipal Airport (K0J4) 55 km
Conditions reported at K79J describe the airfield itself. Weather 49 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 lies in a landscape where the earth exhales a humid, verdant breath, a place where the slow, wide embrace of the Alabama Black Belt folds gently into the horizon. It lies 32.1 miles north-west of Crestview, FL (from Crestview, FL: bearing 326°T), and is situated 12.0 miles east-north-east of Brewton. The land here is a deep, rich loam, the color of dried blood and fertile promise, supporting stands of towering pines whose needles carpet the forest floor in a soft, rustling silence. Creeks, dark and languid, snake through the dense woodlands, their waters stained by tannins from fallen leaves, reflecting the filtered sunlight in shifting patterns of emerald and amber. The air itself carries a palpable weight, thick with the scent of pine sap, damp earth, and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers that bloom in forgotten clearings. Evenings often bring a profound stillness, broken only by the distant chorus of cicadas and the occasional hoot of an owl, as the sky bleeds into hues of bruised purple and fiery orange. The history of Boykin is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of the region, a legacy etched into the very character of the place. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, primarily cotton and timber, shaping the lives and livelihoods of its inhabitants. The echoes of those who worked this soil can still be felt in the quiet resilience of the people and the enduring traditions that bind them. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed Boykin, its economy continues to be sustained by the land, with local farms and forestry operations forming the backbone of its existence. The rhythm of life in Boykin is unhurried, a gentle cadence set by the turning seasons and the enduring connection to the natural world that surrounds it, a quiet testament to a way of life that values persistence and community above all else.
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, Escambia County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.146009°N, 86.874409°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 31.146009°N, 86.874409°W, situated in Escambia 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.
