Grand Ridge, Florida Weather
Grand Ridge, 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 Grand Ridge, Jackson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Grand Ridge. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Grand Ridge is published on the Marianna Municipal Airport (KMAI) page, 21 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. 3 airfields within reach of Grand Ridge 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 Grand Ridge: Decatur County Industrial Air Park (KBGE) 46 km · Tri-County Airport (KBCR) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMAI describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Grand Ridge specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Grand Ridge.
About Grand Ridge, Florida
Grand Ridge rises from a landscape of gentle slopes and fertile bottomlands, a place where the air often carries the humid breath of the Florida Panhandle and the sun, when it breaks through the canopy of pines and oaks, casts long, searching shadows. It lies 41.6 miles south-south-east of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 148°T), and is situated 5.7 miles west of Sneads. The earth here, a rich, loamy red, speaks of seasons of growth and quiet repose, a land that has yielded its bounty to generations. Fields of peanuts and cotton stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy distance, punctuated by stands of mature timber that whisper secrets in the wind. The sky above Grand Ridge is a vast, ever-changing canvas, sometimes a pale, washed-out blue, at other times a bruised, dramatic grey before a summer storm rolls in, bringing with it the scent of ozone and damp earth. The history of Grand Ridge is entwined with the agricultural pulse of Jackson County, a region that once thrived on cotton and, later, the cultivation of diverse crops. The economic lifeblood of Grand Ridge has long flowed from the soil, a tradition that continues with the farming of peanuts, timber, and cattle, though the echoes of past industries can still be felt in the weathered barns and the quiet hum of machinery working the land. There are no grand monuments or bustling thoroughfares here; instead, the distinctive character of Grand Ridge is found in the unhurried rhythm of daily life, the friendly nods exchanged on dusty roads, and the enduring connection to the land that has shaped its identity for so long. The nearby Chipola River, a ribbon of dark water winding through the surrounding terrain, offers its own quiet beauty, a constant reminder of the natural forces that have sculpted this corner of Florida.
Live animated radar for Grand Ridge 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 | Grand Ridge, Jackson County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.712415°N, 85.020202°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32442 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grand Ridge, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grand Ridge, 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 Grand Ridge includes coordinates 30.712415°N, 85.020202°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 32442. 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.
