Paxton, Florida Weather
Paxton, 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 Paxton, Walton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Paxton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Paxton is published on the Bob Sikes Airport (KCEW) page, 30 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. 5 airfields within reach of Paxton 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 Paxton: Defuniak Springs Airport (K54J) 32 km · Duke Field (KEGI) 42 km · Eglin Auxiliary Field 6 Airport (KZ01) 57 km · Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (KVPS) 59 km
Conditions reported at KCEW describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Paxton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Paxton.
About Paxton, Florida
Paxton unfolds across a landscape of gentle slopes and fertile earth, where the air carries the humid breath of the Gulf Coast, even miles inland. It lies 21.8 miles north-east of Crestview, FL (from Crestview, FL: bearing 46°T), and is situated 2.0 miles south-east of Florala. Longleaf pines, their bark a rich cinnamon, stand sentinel over scattered clearings, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze. The terrain here is a subtle undulation, not dramatic, but enough to guide the slow, meandering creeks that thread through the surrounding woodlands. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, seems to pool in the dappled shadows, lending a golden, almost liquid quality to the quietude. It’s a place where the sky feels vast, an unbroken canvas stretching over fields of ripening crops and the occasional weathered barn. The history of Paxton is a story of the land itself, shaped by agriculture and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants. For generations, the rich soil has sustained families, with cotton and timber once forming the backbone of its local economy. Today, while those industries still hold a presence, the rhythm of Paxton is defined by a slower, more deliberate pace, where neighbors know each other’s names and the days are measured by the sun’s arc. Small businesses, often family-run, line the modest main thoroughfare, offering glimpses into a way of life that values continuity. The nearby waterways, though not grand rivers, play their part, their quiet flow a constant murmur in the background of everyday existence.
Live animated radar for Paxton 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 | Paxton, Walton County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.98157°N, 86.307446°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32567, 32538 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Paxton, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paxton, 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 Paxton includes coordinates 30.981570°N, 86.307446°W, situated in Walton County. ZIP code 32567, 32538. 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.
