Carolina, Alabama Weather
Carolina, 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 Carolina, Covington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Carolina. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Carolina is published on the South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (K79J) page, 15 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. 4 airfields within reach of Carolina 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 Carolina: Florala Municipal Airport (K0J4) 30 km · Carl Folsom Airport (K14J) 46 km · Logan Field (K1A4) 47 km
Conditions reported at K79J describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Carolina specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Carolina.
About Carolina, Alabama
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.
Live animated radar for Carolina 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 | 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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carolina, Alabama Weather Page
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, 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 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. 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.
