Orange Beach, Alabama Weather
Orange Beach, 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 Orange Beach, Baldwin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Orange Beach. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Orange Beach is published on the Jack Edwards National Airport (KJKA) page, 9 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 Orange Beach 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 Orange Beach: Naval Outlying Field Barin (KNBJ) 12 km · Foley Municipal Airport (K5R4) 19 km · Summerdale Naval Outlying Field (KNFD) 25 km · Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA) 25 km · H L Sonny Callahan Airport (KCQF) 34 km
Conditions reported at KJKA describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Orange Beach specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Orange Beach.
About Orange Beach, Alabama
Orange Beach, Alabama, unfolds as a vibrant ribbon of white sand and shimmering Gulf waters, a place where the air itself seems to hum with a perpetual, sun-drenched energy. It lies 19.3 miles south-west of Bellview, FL (from Bellview, FL: bearing 233°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-north-east of Gulf Shores. The landscape is a delicate balance of coastal dunes, their sea oats whispering secrets to the salty breeze, and the emerald embrace of Perdido Bay, its waters a haven for a thousand shades of blue and green. Palm trees, their fronds a restless semaphore against the vast sky, punctuate the horizon, casting long, dancing shadows as the sun arcs through its daily journey. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the terrain gently slopes inland, giving way to marshy expanses and the whispering pines that speak of a subtler, more ancient Alabama. The pervasive scent of salt and blooming jasmine hangs heavy, a perfumed counterpoint to the cries of gulls wheeling overhead. The history of Orange Beach is intrinsically tied to the bounty of the Gulf, a legacy of fishing and the simple, hardy life that springs from the sea. For generations, this was a place of quiet fishing villages, where the rhythm of the tides dictated the pulse of daily existence, and the local economy was woven from the silver gleam of mullet and the robust flavor of shrimp. While tourism has transformed much of Orange Beach into a vibrant destination, the echoes of its maritime past remain, visible in the weathered docks and the enduring pride in the catch of the day. The town’s distinctive character is also shaped by its proximity to the Gulf State Park, a verdant sanctuary that preserves a vital slice of the coastal ecosystem, offering a breath of wildness amidst the burgeoning development and a constant reminder of the natural splendor that first drew people to this sun-kissed stretch of Alabama.
Live animated radar for Orange Beach 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 | Orange Beach, Baldwin County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 30.294368°N, 87.573594°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36561 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orange Beach, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orange Beach, 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 Orange Beach includes coordinates 30.294368°N, 87.573594°W, situated in Baldwin County. ZIP code 36561. 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.
