Florala, Alabama Weather
Florala, 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 Florala, Covington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Florala. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Florala is published on the Florala Municipal Airport (K0J4) page, 4 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 Florala 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 Florala: Logan Field (K1A4) 28 km · South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (K79J) 34 km · Carl Folsom Airport (K14J) 50 km
Conditions reported at K0J4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Florala specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Florala.
About Florala, Alabama
Florala, Alabama, exhales a quiet breath of pine and sun-baked earth, a place where the flatlands gently surrender to the rolling contours that hint at the larger geography. It lies 22.1 miles north-east of Crestview, FL (from Crestview, FL: bearing 41°T), and is situated 2.0 miles north-west of Paxton. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a sweet, resinous scent from the surrounding forests, a scent that clings to the skin like a second, invisible garment. Fields of cotton, their bolls bursting like small, white clouds, stretch towards a horizon often softened by a shimmering haze, and the sky above is a vast, cerulean dome that seems to hold the very essence of summer. The roads, some paved and some the color of dried creek beds, crisscross this landscape, leading the eye towards the promise of water, a glint of silver through the dense green of the trees, a constant, understated reminder of the lifeblood that nourishes this corner of Covington County. The story of Florala is one of resilience and adaptation, a narrative etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they have worked. Once a significant hub for the timber industry, the scent of freshly sawn lumber and the echoes of busy sawmills have long since faded, replaced by the quieter hum of agriculture and a growing appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds the town. Lake Jackson, a shimmering expanse of water, forms a natural border and a vital part of Florala's identity, offering solace and recreation, its surface often mirroring the changing moods of the sky. This quiet persistence, this ability to find new purpose and beauty in the evolving landscape, is the true character of Florala, a testament to the enduring strength found in the heart of Alabama.
Live animated radar for Florala 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 | Florala, Covington County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.00518°N, 86.328002°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36442 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Florala, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Florala, 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 Florala includes coordinates 31.005180°N, 86.328002°W, situated in Covington County. ZIP code 36442. 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.
