Carolina, 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 Carolina, Covington County.
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Carolina sleeps under a wide, benevolent sky, its landscape a gentle hum of piney woods and scattered fields that speak of a life lived close to the earth. It lies 33.2 miles north of Crestview, FL (from Crestview, FL: bearing 4°T), and is situated 5.4 miles south-south-west of Andalusia. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries the faint, sweet scent of sun-baked pine needles and the damp breath of unseen creeks. Rolling hills, not dramatic but persistent, define the terrain, their slopes cloaked in a verdant tapestry of deciduous trees and the deep green of Southern pines, a common sight across this part of Covington County. The occasional clearing reveals the rich, red earth, a promise of fertility that has sustained generations, and the quietude is broken only by the distant call of a crow or the rustle of unseen life in the undergrowth. The history of Carolina is a story of hardy settlers drawn to the fertile soil and abundant timber, a legacy that continues to shape its economy. Logging and agriculture have long been the bedrock of this community, with descendants of those early pioneers still working the land and tending the forests. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of Carolina is evident in the unhurried pace of its days and the neighborly greetings exchanged on its quiet streets. The local economy, though modest, is resilient, drawing strength from the enduring traditions of the region, and the land itself, with its whispering pines and sun-drenched clearings, remains the most significant landmark, a constant reminder of Carolina's deep roots.
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| Location | Carolina, Covington County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.240728°N, 86.527735°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36420 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carolina, 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 Carolina includes coordinates 31.240728°N, 86.527735°W, situated in Covington County. ZIP code 36420. 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.