Rock Creek, Alabama Weather
Rock Creek, 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 Rock Creek, Escambia County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rock Creek. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rock Creek is published on the Florala Municipal Airport (K0J4) page, 46 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. 2 airfields within reach of Rock Creek 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 Rock Creek: South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (K79J) 51 km
Conditions reported at K0J4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 46 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rock Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rock Creek.
About Rock Creek, Alabama
Rock Creek sighs with the humid breath of South Alabama, a place where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent swell, not dramatic peaks but a quiet, settled topography. It lies 21.7 miles north-west of Crestview, FL (from Crestview, FL: bearing 322°T), and is situated 17.6 miles east-south-east of Brewton. Pine forests, thick and fragrant, press in on either side of the narrow roads, their needles forming a soft carpet underfoot, punctuated by the stoic, darker green of magnolia and the occasional flash of red-bud blossoms in spring. The air here, even on a bright afternoon, carries a certain weight, a palpable moisture that clings to the skin and softens the edges of the light, making the shadows beneath the dense canopy deepen into pools of cool, mossy green. The soil itself, a rich, reddish-brown, seems to hold the memory of rain, a constant, earthy scent that rises after a passing shower. This is a landscape that has long yielded its bounty, first to the farmers who coaxed crops from its fertile ground, and later to the timber industry that still hums quietly in the background. The legacy of those who cleared these woods and tilled these fields is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of Rock Creek itself – a resilient spirit that has weathered economic shifts with a quiet fortitude. The primary waterway, a namesake creek, winds its way through the terrain, its slow, dark waters reflecting the overhanging branches, a vital artery for both nature and the history of settlement. Life in Rock Creek moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, a reflection of the land's own patient unfolding, where community ties are as strong and deep-rooted as the ancient pines.
Live animated radar for Rock Creek 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 | Rock Creek, Escambia County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.008792°N, 86.797181°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36483, 35653, 35553, 35023 |
| Area Code | 205, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rock Creek, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rock Creek, 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 Rock Creek includes coordinates 31.008792°N, 86.797181°W, situated in Escambia County. ZIP code 36483, 35653, 35553, 35023. Telephone area code: 205, 256. 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.
