Loachapoka, Alabama Weather
Loachapoka, 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 Loachapoka, Lee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Loachapoka. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Loachapoka is published on the Auburn University Regional Airport (KAUO) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Loachapoka 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 Loachapoka: Moton Field Municipal Airport (K06A) 18 km · Lanett Municipal Airport (K7A3) 41 km · Thomas C Russell Field (KALX) 49 km · Franklin Field (K07A) 53 km
Conditions reported at KAUO describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Loachapoka specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Loachapoka.
About Loachapoka, Alabama
Loachapoka rests in a landscape of rolling Alabama soil, where the humid air, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, often hangs heavy in the afternoons. It lies 6.6 miles west of Auburn, AL (from Auburn, AL: bearing 267°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east-north-east of Notasulga. The terrain here, a gentle swell and dip, guides the eye across fields that shift from the emerald of summer crops to the muted golds and browns of autumn. Ditches, edged with tenacious wild grasses and the occasional flash of a cardinal's wing, trace the contours of the land, carrying the whispers of recent rains. The sky above Loachapoka is a vast canvas, especially at dusk, when it bleeds into hues of apricot and lavender, a quiet spectacle that mirrors the slow, deliberate pace of life beneath it. The history of Loachapoka is tied to the fertile ground that surrounds it, a place where agriculture has long been the lifeblood, its prosperity blooming with the cotton and later the soy crops that have defined its economy for generations. Echoes of its past can be found in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of older homes, structures that have witnessed the ebb and flow of rural life. While not a hub of industry, Loachapoka's character is shaped by a deep connection to the land and the enduring spirit of its residents, a quiet resilience that has seen the community through changing times, fostering a sense of shared heritage and a grounded appreciation for the simple abundance of this part of Lee County.
Live animated radar for Loachapoka 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 | Loachapoka, Lee County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.604301°N, 85.593285°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36865, 36832 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Loachapoka, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Loachapoka, 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 Loachapoka includes coordinates 32.604301°N, 85.593285°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 36865, 36832. 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.
