Lockhart, Alabama Weather
Lockhart, 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 Lockhart, Covington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lockhart. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lockhart is published on the Florala Municipal Airport (K0J4) page, 5 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 Lockhart 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 Lockhart: Logan Field (K1A4) 29 km · South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (K79J) 33 km · Carl Folsom Airport (K14J) 51 km
Conditions reported at K0J4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lockhart specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lockhart.
About Lockhart, Alabama
Lockhart unfurls its quiet presence amidst the undulating terrain of Covington County, where stands of pine and oak rise from the sandy soil, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze. It lies 21.6 miles north-east of Crestview, FL (from Crestview, FL: bearing 37°T), and is situated 1.3 miles west-north-west of Florala. The air here carries a humid, earthy scent, a constant reminder of the fertile land and the slow, deliberate pulse of life that beats through its thoroughfares. Sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, paints shifting mosaics on the dusty shoulders of roads, illuminating the humble, well-kept homes and the occasional weathered barn that dot the landscape. The gentle slope of the land suggests the unseen presence of distant waterways, a promise of coolness and the enduring power of water shaping the very contours of this place. The story of Lockhart is deeply entwined with the timber and agricultural heritage of this corner of Alabama, a legacy evident in the quiet dignity of its people and the enduring connection to the land. For generations, the bounty of the forests and fields has sustained Lockhart, shaping its economy and its character. While larger industries have ebbed and flowed, the fundamental rhythm of planting and harvesting, of the sawmills humming their low, steady song, remains a bedrock of the local way of life. The older buildings, with their sturdy construction and unpretentious facades, seem to absorb the very history of the place, standing as silent witnesses to the passage of time and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Lockhart 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 | Lockhart, Covington County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.010458°N, 86.349669°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36455, 36442 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lockhart, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lockhart, 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 Lockhart includes coordinates 31.010458°N, 86.349669°W, situated in Covington County. ZIP code 36455, 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.
