Elba, Alabama Weather
Elba, 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 Elba, Coffee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Elba. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Elba is published on the Carl Folsom Airport (K14J) page, 2 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 Elba 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 Elba: South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (K79J) 33 km · Logan Field (K1A4) 35 km · Frank Sikes Airport (K04A) 40 km · Florala Municipal Airport (K0J4) 47 km · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field (KTOI) 50 km
Conditions reported at K14J describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elba specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elba.
About Elba, Alabama
Elba sits in a broad sweep of southeastern Alabama, where the land begins to soften its edges before the coastal plain. It lies 14.3 miles west-north-west of Enterprise, AL (from Enterprise, AL: bearing 299°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-north-west of New Brockton. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling expanse, not dramatic, but possessing a quiet dignity of deep, fertile soil that holds the memory of ancient forests. Creeks, often shallow and meandering, thread their way through the landscape, their banks lined with a resilient mix of pine and hardwood that whispers in the humid breeze. The air itself carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of damp earth after a summer shower and the faint, sweet perfume of pine needles warmed by the sun. There's a pervasive stillness to Elba's surroundings, a sense that the land has settled into its own rhythm, largely undisturbed by the hurried pace of the outside world. The heart of Elba's story is tied to the flow of the Pea River, a vital artery that shaped its early growth and continues to lend a certain character to the place. Founded in the mid-19th century, Elba quickly became a hub for the surrounding agricultural communities, its economy historically anchored in the cultivation of cotton and, later, timber. The river was crucial for transporting these goods, and the echoes of that industrious past can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its older buildings. While modern agriculture and some light industry now sustain Elba, the deep-rooted connection to the land and its natural resources remains palpable, a quiet pride in its heritage that underpins the everyday life of its residents.
Live animated radar for Elba 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 | Elba, Coffee County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.414611°N, 86.067724°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36323 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elba, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elba, 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 Elba includes coordinates 31.414611°N, 86.067724°W, situated in Coffee County. ZIP code 36323. Telephone area code: 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.
