Avon, Alabama Weather
Avon, 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 Avon, Houston County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Avon. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Avon is published on the Headland Municipal Airport (KHDL) page, 20 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. 6 airfields within reach of Avon 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 Avon: Dothan Regional Airport (KDHN) 21 km · Ozark-Blackwell Field (K71U) 42 km · Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field (KOZR) 42 km · Abbeville Municipal Airport (K0J0) 46 km · Geneva Municipal Airport (K33J) 58 km
Conditions reported at KHDL describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Avon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Avon.
About Avon, Alabama
Avon rests in a landscape of gentle, rolling hills and fertile bottomlands, where the air carries the sweet, earthy scent of pine and damp soil. It lies 6.6 miles east-south-east of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 111°T), and is situated 3.0 miles west of Ashford. Broadleaf trees, their canopies thick with summer green, crowd the edges of fields that stretch out under a vast Alabama sky. The terrain slopes softly towards the Choctawhatchee River, a ribbon of brown water that winds its way through the countryside, its presence felt in the humidity that clings to the skin and the hushed rustling of reeds along its banks. In the late afternoon, the sunlight slants low, painting the fields in hues of gold and ochre, and casting long, dancing shadows from the scattered farmhouses and weathered barns. The history of Avon is deeply tied to the land and the resources it provides. Early settlers were drawn by the rich soil, ideal for cultivating cotton and other crops, and the timber that cloaked the surrounding hills. This agricultural heritage still defines the local economy, with pecan orchards and cattle farms dotting the landscape. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet persistence of its people, many of whom can trace their lineage back generations, speaks to a deep-rooted connection to this place. The small, unassuming country stores and the slow, steady pace of life here offer a glimpse into a time when community and reliance on the earth were paramount.
Live animated radar for Avon 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 | Avon, Houston County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.189344°N, 85.286044°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 Avon, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Avon, 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 Avon includes coordinates 31.189344°N, 85.286044°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.
