Ashford, Alabama Weather
Ashford, 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 Ashford, Houston County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ashford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ashford is published on the Headland Municipal Airport (KHDL) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Ashford 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 Ashford: Dothan Regional Airport (KDHN) 25 km · Ozark-Blackwell Field (K71U) 46 km · Abbeville Municipal Airport (K0J0) 46 km · Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field (KOZR) 46 km
Conditions reported at KHDL describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ashford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ashford.
About Ashford, Alabama
Ashford lies in a landscape of gentle rolling hills, where the rich, red earth of southeastern Alabama yields to the persistent green of pine forests and cultivated fields. It lies 9.5 miles east-south-east of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 107°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east-south-east of Cowarts. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of pine needles warmed by the sun and the distant scent of ripening cotton. Creeks, small and clear, meander through the terrain, their banks often shaded by the broad leaves of magnolias and the delicate tracery of dogwood branches, reflecting the soft, diffused light that filters through the canopy. Life in Ashford moves with a quiet deliberation, a rhythm dictated not by urgency but by the turn of the seasons and the needs of the land. The history of Ashford is deeply entwined with agriculture, particularly the cultivation of cotton and peanuts, which have long shaped its economy and character. The railroad, once a vital artery, brought with it the promise of commerce and connection, and remnants of that era can still be felt in the town's enduring spirit of independence. While the precise founding date is a matter of local lore, the settlement's roots run deep, reflecting a lineage of hardy settlers who carved a life from this fertile soil. Today, Ashford maintains its connection to its agrarian past while embracing a more diversified economic present, a place where the echoes of history mingle with the hum of contemporary life, a quiet testament to resilience and enduring community.
Live animated radar for Ashford 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 | Ashford, Houston County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.182956°N, 85.236321°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36312 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ashford, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ashford, 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 Ashford includes coordinates 31.182956°N, 85.236321°W, situated in Houston County. ZIP code 36312. Telephone area code: 334. 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.
