Foley, Alabama Weather
Foley, 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 Foley, Baldwin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Foley. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Foley is published on the Foley Municipal Airport (K5R4) page, 3 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 Foley 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 Foley: Naval Outlying Field Barin (KNBJ) 5 km · Summerdale Naval Outlying Field (KNFD) 12 km · Jack Edwards National Airport (KJKA) 13 km · H L Sonny Callahan Airport (KCQF) 20 km · Silverhill Naval Outlying Landing Field (KNQB) 21 km
Conditions reported at K5R4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Foley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Foley.
About Foley, Alabama
Foley, Alabama, unfolds under a sky that often leans towards a hazy, humid blue, a characteristic of its Gulf Coast proximity. It lies 18.9 miles south-east of Daphne, AL (from Daphne, AL: bearing 136°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-north-east of Bon Secour. The land here is predominantly flat, gently sloping towards the sluggish, tea-colored waters of Wolf Creek and its tributaries, which thread their way through stands of pine and oak, their branches draped with a soft, gray Spanish moss. The air, particularly in the languid afternoons, hangs thick and sweet with the scent of damp earth and the distant murmur of cicadas, a constant, low hum beneath the surface of everyday life. This is a place where the sun’s descent doesn't just paint the sky; it seems to seep into the very soil, imbuing the landscape with a golden, almost palpable warmth before the cool, damp breath of evening descends. Foley’s roots are entwined with the fertile agricultural lands that once defined its character, a legacy still visible in the sprawling farms and the enduring appeal of its farmers' markets. The town's economy, however, has diversified considerably, with a robust retail sector drawing visitors from across the region, a modern counterpoint to its historical agrarian past. The presence of the Foley Railroad Museum, a preserved depot, hints at a bygone era when the whistle of a locomotive was a more common sound than the rumble of traffic on the highway. Today, Foley thrives as a hub for commerce and a gateway to the beaches, its distinctive charm lying in this blend of the old and the new, where the echoes of its agricultural heritage are still heard amidst the bustle of contemporary life.
Live animated radar for Foley 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 | Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 30.406587°N, 87.683597°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36535, 36536 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Foley, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Foley, 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 Foley includes coordinates 30.406587°N, 87.683597°W, situated in Baldwin County. ZIP code 36535, 36536. 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.
