Blountstown, Florida Weather
Blountstown, Florida — 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 Blountstown, Calhoun County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Blountstown. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Blountstown is published on the Marianna Municipal Airport (KMAI) 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KMAI describe the airfield itself. Weather 46 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Blountstown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Blountstown.
About Blountstown, Florida
Blountstown unfolds under a sky that often hangs heavy with humidity, a low-slung presence that lends a soft, diffused light to the landscape. It lies 41.6 miles east-north-east of Panama City, FL (from Panama City, FL: bearing 62°T), and is situated 4.2 miles west of Bristol. The terrain here is a gentle swell and dip, not dramatic, but enough to give character to the fields of pine and scattered oaks. The Chipola River, a dark, languid ribbon, forms the town's western edge, its banks often draped in Spanish moss that sways like forgotten lace in the infrequent breeze. The air itself carries a persistent, earthy fragrance, a mingling of damp soil, blooming wildflowers in their season, and the distant, sweet decay of fallen leaves. This is a place where the green of the vegetation seems to seep into everything, from the faded paint of the clapboard houses to the very asphalt of the roads. The history of Blountstown is deeply entwined with the flow of the Chipola, a waterway that once served as its primary artery for commerce and connection. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile land and the river's bounty, established a community that grew, slowly and organically, around agriculture. Cotton was king for a time, its white fields stretching across the land, but the economy has since diversified, with timber and cattle playing significant roles in the ongoing lifeblood of Blountstown. You can still feel the echo of those earlier days in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of the older homes, each with its own story etched into the wood and the memories of its inhabitants. The pace of life here is measured, unhurried, with a deep-rooted sense of connection to the land and the enduring presence of the Chipola River.
Live animated radar for Blountstown 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 | Blountstown, Calhoun County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.443529°N, 85.045195°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32424 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blountstown, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blountstown, Florida, 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 Blountstown includes coordinates 30.443529°N, 85.045195°W, situated in Calhoun County. ZIP code 32424. Telephone area code: 850. 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.
