Gulfcrest, Alabama Weather
Gulfcrest, 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 Gulfcrest, Mobile County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gulfcrest.
About Gulfcrest, Alabama
Gulfcrest rises from the Mobile County landscape with a quiet, unassuming presence, its low-lying terrain marked by the damp breath of nearby waterways and the persistent hum of cicadas in the humid air. It lies 23.8 miles north-north-west of Mobile, AL (from Mobile, AL: bearing 331°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south of Citronelle. Pine forests, thick and somber, shoulder against the more open expanses where the earth, a rich, dark loam, yields to the persistent sun. The roads here are narrow, winding arteries that trace the contours of the land, often disappearing into the verdant embrace of the southern Alabama woods before re-emerging into sun-drenched clearings. There is a languid quality to the light, especially in the late afternoons, as it filters through the dense canopy, painting the forest floor in shifting mosaics of emerald and gold, a subtle reminder of the region's deep, verdant soul. The history of Gulfcrest is whispered in the rustle of palmetto fronds and the occasional weathered fence post, a testament to generations who have coaxed a living from this fertile, yet demanding, soil. Once a landscape shaped by the rhythms of agriculture, its economy now finds a more varied footing, with the proximity to larger urban centers and the bounty of the Gulf influencing its character. Small businesses, often family-run, dot the landscape, their storefronts bearing the patina of time and enduring service. The waterways, though not always grand, are the lifeblood of this region, offering both sustenance and a connection to a broader world, a constant, gentle murmur beneath the surface of everyday life in Gulfcrest.
Live animated radar for Gulfcrest and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Gulfcrest, Mobile County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 30.99546°N, 88.237506°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36521 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gulfcrest, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gulfcrest, 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 Gulfcrest includes coordinates 30.995460°N, 88.237506°W, situated in Mobile County. ZIP code 36521. 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.
