Carlton, Alabama Weather
Carlton, 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 Carlton, Clarke County.
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About Carlton, Alabama
Carlton rests in a quiet pocket of Clarke County, where the land begins its gentle surrender to the low coastal plains. It lies 46.3 miles north-north-east of Mobile, AL (from Mobile, AL: bearing 15°T), and is situated 11.8 miles south-south-east of Jackson. Cypress and pine trees, their needles whispering secrets to the humid air, stand sentinel over the infrequent clearings. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, remembers the slow work of rivers, and the occasional glint of mica in the roadside ditches catches the sun, a fleeting promise of hidden wealth. A pervasive scent of damp earth and pine resin hangs in the air, a perfume of patience, broken only by the distant drone of an infrequent truck on a county road. The history of Carlton is largely one of agriculture, of cotton fields that once stretched to the horizon, and the slow, steady cultivation of the land that continues today, though perhaps with fewer hands. The economy, a familiar blend of farming and the quiet hum of local businesses, relies on the produce of the fertile soil and the resilience of its people. The waterways nearby, though not grand, have always been arteries of life, carrying the whisper of distant settlements and the echo of generations who sought their fortunes here. Carlton, in its unassuming way, carries the quiet dignity of a place that has weathered the seasons and the shifts of time, offering a steady, unpretentious presence in the Alabama landscape.
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| Location | Carlton, Clarke County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.343224°N, 87.845552°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36545 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carlton, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carlton, 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 Carlton includes coordinates 31.343224°N, 87.845552°W, situated in Clarke County. ZIP code 36545. Telephone area code: 251. 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.
