Apalachicola, Florida Weather
Apalachicola, Florida — 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 Apalachicola, Franklin County.
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About Apalachicola, Florida
Apalachicola breathes a humid, salt-laced air, a place where the land surrenders itself to the embrace of the Gulf. It lies 50.4 miles south-east of Panama City, FL (from Panama City, FL: bearing 126°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west of Eastpoint. The Apalachicola River, a broad, dark ribbon, spills its ancient secrets into the shimmering expanse of Apalachicola Bay, its waters a murky mirror reflecting the pale, wide sky. Cypress knees, gnarled and silent sentinels, rise from the brackish shallows of the surrounding marshes, their roots a tangled calligraphy against the ochre mud. Live oaks, draped in veils of Spanish moss, stand stoic along the riverbanks, their limbs reaching out like the weathered arms of old sailors. The light here, especially as day begins its slow descent, possesses a liquid quality, as if poured from a celestial pitcher, gilding the weathered clapboard of the houses with a warm, ephemeral glow. The history of Apalachicola is inextricably bound to the bounty of its waters and the deep, dark woods that fringe its edges. Once a bustling port, its jetties and warehouses whispered tales of timber, cotton, and oysters shipped to the far corners of the world. The echoes of steam whistles and creaking masts still seem to linger in the salty breeze, a spectral reminder of its maritime grandeur. Today, the rhythm of Apalachicola is slower, more deliberate, its economy still tethered to the sea, with oystering and fishing forming the bedrock of its livelihood. The oyster boats, their hulls scarred and sun-bleached, bob gently in the harbor, their crews a continuation of a generations-old tradition. The scent of brine and drying nets hangs heavy, a constant perfume of a life lived in intimate conversation with the tides.
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| Location | Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29.725768°N, 84.983244°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32320, 32329 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Apalachicola, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Apalachicola, Florida, 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 Apalachicola includes coordinates 29.725768°N, 84.983244°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 32320, 32329. Telephone area code: 850. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
